Welfare check requested for elderly woman threatening suicide, Whitehall PA
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Medical EmergencyA woman in her 70s requested help with a medical alarm but then said she planned to kill herself. Police were asked to do a welfare check. It is unknown if she has access to weapons or has harmed herself.
Audio|Heard on: Pittsburgh Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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near Bel Air Place, the alarm companies request on a welfare check on their client, a (name withheld).
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Looking at Pryor's, this is possibly a female in her early 70s with prior mental health issues.
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She had called into them originally just for help with her medical alarm, but then started telling the representative she was going to kill herself.
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Unknown access to weapons,
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unknown if she's done anything to harm herself.
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Location mentioned:
Bel Air Dr, Whitehall, PA 15227
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