Person walking near food store receives welfare check, Staunton VA
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, a person walking near the Food Lion store requested assistance and a welfare check. He said he lives behind the Food Lion and might be fine. He was located near the intersection of Westminster Drive and Jefferson Highway, carrying an unactivated cell phone.
Audio|Heard on: Staunton Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Citizen requesting assistance, possible welfare check, Westminster Drive, Jefferson Highway.
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Westminster Drive, Jefferson Highway.
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Got a call from (name withheld).
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He is asking for a ride, saying he is walking home, he lives behind the Food Lion,
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and then he said he might be good.
00:18
I believe he is just right there at the intersection.
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And he has an unactivated cell phone.
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Location mentioned:
Jefferson Hwy, Staunton, VA
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