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Police check on male with suicidal intent near Purdue campusWest Lafayette IN

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audio iconMedical Emergency
5th St & N Russell St, West Lafayette, IN 47906

Police performed a welfare check on a male walking near Purdue campus after receiving messages about suicidal intent involving scissors. The male was located and taken for transport following confirmation of his condition.

Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement
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04:3
Transcript:
00:00
Hi, 22.
00:02
Good.
00:03
Hey, do, Valon.
00:09
Grift, Mike is 43.
00:10
Ikea into his room.
00:11
He's out of there.
00:13
20.
00:14
Pretty 104.
00:19
Gratious device that he's going to be heading back to his dorm room right now.
00:24
104.
00:29
Yes, responding.
00:30
Now, Subject did respond to Tex-D from dispatch, stating, yes, I'm okay.
00:35
He has not responded to the question of wanting to meet, so an officer can lay eyes on him to confirm.
00:45
Responded again, said that he's statedly currently, excuse me, stated that he's currently walking north on Russell Street.
00:56
It's on the check while being called.
00:58
He is answering Purdue dispatch through text and advised he is walking north on Russell heading back to his dorm.
01:08
Purdue ISP 1412.
01:10
I'm on Russell Street now.
01:11
I'll see if I can locate him.
01:13
Yes, that's excellent.
01:19
I'll be out with the subject at Russell and Fifth.
01:22
Yes, that's...
01:27
W. Lafayette units, he was located by ISP at Russell and 5th.
01:35
Perkyo 11. I'm out with him.
01:37
11.
01:39
141.141. I'll v.10.
01:41
11.
01:43
Once you confirm it's him, led his best to know, so we have to swap the air conditioner guard.
01:52
His name was (name withheld), right? Okay.
02:00
311.11, that's the room we have them?
02:03
Copy at 4779.
02:05
Clear 111.
02:07
Go ahead.
02:13
Taking out this, put me on a courtesy to Lums.
02:17
Also run Dave Christopher.
02:19
Copy.
02:22
2011.
02:24
479.
02:27
Good.
02:29
He's ADIT 1096.
02:36
He's saying he's on a walk because he's having a fight with his girlfriend, and his girlfriend is the one throwing false accusations around.
02:45
We're going to have to verify all that before we just let him go and something happens.
02:53
2-8 G4 to meet Grace's number.
02:56
Clear.
02:57
79 on 2.
02:59
Yeah.
03:04
Computers down, I'll be transporting one mail, starting on 7-8-7-4.
03:10
Okay.
03:12
June 8, the number is sent to your TX.
03:18
Thanks.
03:25
111,
03:27
104. Grace reiterated that he had dated to her that he intended to harm himself and was talking about doing it with a pair of scissors.
03:43
94. I assume you guys don't need any more on scene.
03:50
No, we're good, sir.
03:53
We all hang tight over here just in case.
04:02
118. Yeah,

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Location mentioned:
5th St & N Russell St, West Lafayette, IN 47906
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Incident Timeline

  1. Reports of Suicidal Ideation
  2. Background and Motive Discussed
  3. Student Located and Welfare Check Conducted
  4. Officers Attempt to Locate Student
  5. Student Responds to Dispatch via Text
  6. Initial Concern Raised Over Student's Whereabouts

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