Child having violent mental health episode at home

Heard on: Howard County MD Law Dispatch

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Dispatch one, Frank four one, Frank four two.

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Mental illness suspected.

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Four one.

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(number withheld) Stauffer Avenue, cross of Eugene Avenue and Murphy Road.

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Call came in to Grassroots that there's a (number withheld)-year-old female at this location having a mental health episode.

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She's aggressive and violent.

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The mom is struggling to hold her down.

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We don't have any name.

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MCT is not responding at this time.

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1716.

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Is MCT en route to this call?

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They're waiting for police to secure the scene, and then if you need them, they'll come out.

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10-4, thank you.

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10-5-2. 10-5-2.

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10-4.

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Can you call with a fire department? I'll let them know.

2026-10-22 21:16 UTC

Medical Emergency

Stauffer Ave, Fulton, MD 20759

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, police were sent to a residence near Stauffer Avenue (cross streets Eugene Avenue and Murphy Road) for a reported mental health crisis involving a nine-year-old girl described as aggressive and violent. The mother was reportedly struggling to hold her down, and MCT was waiting for police to secure the scene before responding.