Welfare check on 12-year-old with firearm in home, Tallmadge OH
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Police conducted a welfare check on a 12-year-old boy at an apartment near Northeast Avenue after a mental health provider reported he missed an appointment and has a history of suicidal thoughts. Officers were informed that a locked firearm is present in the home.
Audio|Heard on: Stow Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
A welfare check requested near Northeast Avenue apartment 204E.
00:08
Caller is a mental health provider stating a client with suicidal history missed an appointment.
00:16
Requesting a welfare check at this address.
00:20
There is an additional possible address if no contact is made on Northeast Ave.
00:26
Okay. Okay.
00:31
I'm sturdy?
00:33
How much 30?
00:39
You can clear me from the lobby investigated and I handled the caller in the lobby as well.
00:44
I'll head to northeast with the leather.
00:46
Thank you, 1703.
00:52
This is responding to the welfare check at Northeast and they would just be advised.
00:57
This client is a 12-year-old male and there is a firearm in the home that should be locked in a safe.
01:05
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Location mentioned:
Northeast Ave #204e, Tallmadge, OH 44278
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