Woman reported cutting arm with thumbtack


A caller reports a woman in her 20s is cutting her arm with a thumbtack and is in distress. She is reportedly diagnosed with a mental health condition. Fire and EMS are responding, and police mention crisis-trained officers.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 10
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Transcript:
1133. He ride with EMS 3857 Weston Polk. (name withheld) is the caller; a female in her 20s is a client of (name withheld) and she's cutting her arm with a thumbtack. She's in distress, unofficially diagnosed with schizophrenia, and they have fire rolling for her. Are you CIT trained? 99, yes I am. Okay, you want me to send you an assist this way? 1134. That way — like ambulance 48 or 77 and truck 48 are already en route.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60624
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