Homeless woman with autistic son denied shelter stay, Columbia MD
Medical EmergencyA homeless woman and her autistic 18-year-old son were turned away from the Grassroots shelter after the woman was discharged from the hospital and labeled a liability.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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David 21, it's going to be near Old Annapolis Rd at Grassroots,
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Columbia, homeless,
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and their 18-year-old son who is autistic.
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She just got released from the hospital, and now she's saying she can't stay here.
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She's going to be a female, a gray sweatshirt,
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15, 16.
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Item 11.
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UTLFA.
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8,200.
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1040, just watching us on Railroad Avenue, 104.
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Sorry, D-109, the last week said.
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Charlie 41, two detains.
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to the issue she's having that she cannot stay at grassroots.
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7.5, priority two to Howard. 242 to tank, 1516.
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7.5, 1516. That's right. The caller was saying she could not stay at grassroots, so she's a liability because she had to go to the hospital.
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Location mentioned:
Near Old Annapolis Rd Suite A, Columbia, MD 21045
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