Welfare check for man in mental health crisis in Martinsburg, Martinsburg WV
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, authorities are conducting a welfare check in Martinsburg for a man possibly experiencing a mental health crisis. They are checking for his white pickup truck with Virginia license plates near South Tennessee Avenue.
Audio|Heard on: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
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Transcript:
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A request from Frederick County, Virginia,
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the sheriff's office for, um,
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to locate, um,
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a subject for a welfare check break.
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They want us to just do a drive-by at this point, see if a vehicle's there.
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Near South Tennessee Avenue
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We're looking for a white pickup truck with Virginia tags.
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Tango X-ray Delta (number withheld).
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Again, a white pickup truck with Virginia tags, breaks.
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Right.
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44, they advised that the owner of that vehicle is (name withheld), his family hasn't seen or heard from him in a while, and apparently he's in some kind of mental health crisis,
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possible active psychosis.
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This is his sister's house.
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They, at this point, again, just want to drive by to see if his vehicle's there,
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notify him from that point on and take other action if needed.
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Location mentioned:
S Tennessee Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25401
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