Male patient acts out and is located near group home, Martinsburg WV
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Medical EmergencyA male patient at a group home near West Virginia Avenue has been acting out and eloped earlier this week and again today. He is in a manic state and has a history of sharpening sticks to use as weapons. The patient is currently located near a swing set behind a residence near New York Avenue and is being monitored by staff and emergency responders.
Audio|Heard on: Berkeley County Fire & EMS
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00:00
Somebody one, respond as a paramedic unit for a psychiatric person, near West Virginia Avenue, Southside Group Home,
00:08
1049 hours.
00:15
She looks valid, 75-24.
00:19
17-4. Nothing further.
00:21
Thank you, ma'am.
00:22
Thank you, ma'am.
00:26
Covey 1 responding, psychiatric patient, near West Virginia Avenue.
00:41
Covemedic 5.
00:47
Actually, guys, when y'all get done up there, some stuff down here by...
00:52
Lookout Ridge, we have just a half a dozen here to do yet, half a dozen old.
01:21
Copy nine seven two.
01:35
Marry Torch 43.
01:38
Good.
01:39
Can you're gone for a medic assist.
01:43
It's going to be in the area of near New York Avenue, however, it originated as a group home on West Virginia.
01:51
Great.
01:53
Good.
01:57
When they have a male patient that's been acting out this week, he eloped earlier in the week and again today.
02:04
Just be advised that he is in a manic state and he has a history of sharpening sticks and using them as weapons.
02:13
Break.
02:22
The employee has followed him,
02:25
again, to the area of near New York Avenue,
02:28
and he is just kind of monitoring him at this point.
02:31
He's behind that residence on the swing set.
02:38
19 will be en route.
02:39
Marisbury, Jordan, Start, Middicks.
02:41
Yeah, they're in route.
02:46
What's the individual's name again?
02:50
It's (name withheld).
02:54
Never.
02:58
Sure.
03:05
In the description is a male subject wearing black pants and a black jacket.
03:19
I'm 23 out of you, but I'm not seeing anything.
03:27
I know she was following him around in the group home van if you want to blow the area for that.
03:33
That would be the caller.
03:34
Thanks back there.
03:41
I want to make sure I walked on you.
03:44
Medics are going to be getting out with them, here behind the residence off of West Virginia?
03:50
Never.
03:56
27, 23.
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Trevor.
04:00
7. 27.
04:04
Medics advise he's on foot behind the houses walking towards Jefferson.
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Location mentioned:
W Virginia Ave, Martinsburg, WV 25401
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