Man off medication threatens with firearm in home, St Albans WV
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Family OffenseA man with schizophrenia off his medication caused a disturbance at near East Parkview Drive. He threatened to use a firearm stored in the home closet. A scuffle was heard before the call ended.
Audio|Heard on: Kanawha County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Near East Parkview Drive, near East Parkview Drive, a cross from Parkview Drive.
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The caller was on the phone with Mary Poston and could hear with her schizophrenic (name withheld),
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causing her disturbance in the background.
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He's supposed to be off his medication and has been violent, break.
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Yes.
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The advisor is a firearm in the closet of the home.
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En route 346.
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A caller saying that the male was saying in the background that he needed to go to the closet to get the gun, she said she's not allowing him.
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And he then hurt scuffling on the line and the line disconnected and they called us.
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Location mentioned:
E Parkview Dr, St Albans, WV 25177
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