Possible mental health emergency near Ohio and La Salle, Chicago IL
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police officers responded to a possible mental health crisis involving a person driving a blue Ford Escape from the North Side area toward downtown Chicago. The individual appeared to be in emotional distress, and family members expressed concern. Officers tracked the vehicle southbound and conducted a stop near Ohio Street and La Salle Drive, where an ambulance was requested to assist the person.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
Listen to dispatch call
05:29
Transcript:
00:00
The person is in crisis.
00:01
They're no longer on scene.
00:02
They left in a Ford Escape.
00:07
Blue, going southbound from this location.
00:10
The person in crisis left in a Ford Escape southbound on North Clark.
00:45
It's a Missouri plate (number withheld).
00:55
The family is concerned about their daughter (name withheld).
01:04
It looks like she's heading southbound from La Salle.
01:42
She's at the red light right now southbound on La Salle and Chicago.
02:07
She's at the light at Superior and La Salle right now.
02:19
She's in a mental health crisis state.
02:29
She's having a mental breakdown right now.
02:33
The family says the car is speaking to her, so she's not in the right state of mind.
03:25
They're at Ohio and La Salle.
04:11
Officers are trying to pull her over now.
04:39
They have her stopped.
05:14
Send an ambulance.
05:27
Ohio and La Salle, ambulance en route.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
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