Suicidal subject with rope around neck, reportedly armed with a knife, tasered by officers

Heard on: Black Hawk IA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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635, you're going to be en route to (number withheld) Grundy Road.

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In Grundy, we showed it as Hudson response.

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Cross streets Strayer and Watters.

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PD are out with a psychiatric subject who was involved in another case.

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He's making suicidal comments, suicide by cop.

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He had a large.

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It sounds like he did put a rope around his neck.

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Officers had to step in and tase him.

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They're requesting ambulance still respond out (number withheld) Grundy Road crosses Strayer and Watters.

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Six three five copy.

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Six thirty-five.

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Deputies are advising that the patient is alert and oriented but very ETOH.

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I think he was tased multiple times.

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They do have all the probes out except for one at the back of his head.

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Six thirty-five copies.

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Do they want us to stage our approach?

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I believe that you can just approach.

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I'll double check.

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685, deputies advise that you're good to go ahead and approach an arrival.

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10-4.

8/24/2026 07:18 PM

Medical Emergency

Watters Rd, Hudson, IA

Suicidal subject with rope around neck, reportedly armed with a knife, tasered by officers

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were requested near Grundy Rd at the Strayer and Watters cross streets (Hudson response) for a psychiatric/suicidal incident. PD reported the subject made suicidal comments (including “suicide by cop”), put a rope around his neck, and was tased by officers; he was also reportedly armed with a large knife. Deputies later advised the patient was alert and oriented but heavily intoxicated, and EMS was cleared to approach.

Suicidal subject with rope around neck, reportedly armed with a knife, tasered by officers

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