Man with mental health issue tracked and stopped near Yale St, Maplewood NJ
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Medical EmergencyOfficers tracked a man experiencing mental health issues after he left a CVS store. He was driving a gray 2024 Tesla Model Y through several streets in Maplewood, New Jersey. The police followed and eventually stopped him near the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Yale Street.
Audio|Heard on: Maplewood Police Department
Listen to dispatch call
04:19
Transcript:
00:00
He left the store prior to arrival.
00:04
I have him on the line.
00:06
He's refusing to tell me where he is.
00:12
What kind of car did he have?
00:19
Yeah, Tesla.
00:21
I'll get you to play it.
00:27
A gray 2024 Model Y, Tesla.
00:35
It's not in the lot.
00:37
I'll check to see if it's anywhere else in the area.
00:46
Yeah, corner to the cell phone, he's driving on Valley.
00:50
He's at Baker right now.
00:57
He's still on hold, I'm going to try to talk to him, but you can see him moving.
01:01
He's just passing Baker Street.
01:05
Are you going to stop him?
01:09
If you can.
01:16
He appears to be experiencing some mental health issue.
01:22
If you can stop him, we have to follow up.
01:26
We're gathering info now at CVS.
01:31
He's going to be in union soon.
01:33
We can notify them as well.
01:40
It looked like he turned on to Tuscan from Valley.
01:42
I'm tracking it.
01:45
Yeah,
01:46
that's affirmed.
01:47
He's on Tuscan Tour's prospect now from Valley.
01:58
Do you have the CC number?
02:02
Sure, it's the same as earlier.
02:05
(number withheld), (number withheld).
02:11
Receive that.
02:13
We'll be clear enough shortly, we'll go back up 417.
02:18
Receive, he's currently on Tuscan.
02:21
I'm sorry, nope, he turned onto Bowdoin from Tuscan.
02:29
Switch, I'm on, Spring, right, I'm going to just give you guys continuous points.
02:36
He's on Harvard now.
02:38
Looks like he may be going back down Prospect.
02:43
Yep,
02:45
on Prospect towards Springfield Avenue.
02:49
I see, I'm on Prospect.
02:57
He's saying he's going to come in tomorrow for the report.
03:05
I am at Spring and Prospect.
03:07
You know where he went from there?
03:10
That's the last location I see.
03:11
I see him currently at Spring and Prospect there, maybe at the traffic light on Prospect.
03:21
I receive.
03:22
You need to stop my speak that I got here.
03:29
417, your last came in Logo again.
03:33
I think I'm behind him now.
03:35
You need me to stop him?
03:41
417, put a stop on.
03:43
What's your location?
03:48
He's at Springfield and Yale, pulling into a bus carrier.
03:53
All right, I'll be right there.
03:55
I'm clearing up CVS.
04:01
Excuse me, I'm out with him.
04:06
Drawing and out as well.
04:10
Receive, you guys in the apothecary am not, correct?
04:18
Correct? Correct.
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Location mentioned:
Yale St & Springfield Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040
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