Elderly woman with memory loss reports husband as intruder, Baltimore MD


Audio of dispatchers discussing repeated calls from an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s at a home near Virginia Ave, Baltimore. She keeps calling to report her husband as an intruder, though there is no physical violence. Officers say the problem is confusion from her memory condition and previous attempts to have her evaluated were unsuccessful.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Police Northern District
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Transcript:
Dispatch notes repeated calls about a family disturbance at a home near Virginia Ave. The calls occurred on several dates this month. The dispatcher says the caller is an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s who repeatedly reports her husband as an intruder because she forgets he lives there. Staff noted they have tried to get her evaluated before, but she was not taken for evaluation.
Dispatch notes repeated calls about a family disturbance at a home near Virginia Ave. The calls occurred on several dates this month. The dispatcher says the caller is an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s who repeatedly reports her husband as an intruder because she forgets he lives there. Staff noted they have tried to get her evaluated before, but she was not taken for evaluation.
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Near Virginia Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
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