Construction worker threatened suicide on waverly road, Lancaster County NE
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A construction worker on Waverly Road was checked on after making suicidal statements and carrying a pocket knife. He has a history of mental health issues. He was last seen at the worksite between 40th and 56th streets near Waverly Road.
Audio|Heard on: Lincoln Police and Fire, Lancaster County Sheriff
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01:14
Transcript:
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go ahead we're checking on us to a federal party I called her to get maybe a little bit more information it's a construction up there between 40th and 56 on Waverly Road his name is (name withheld)
00:14
(name withheld).
00:15
He has a black male, they are birth 120 of 92.
00:18
Caller says he's about 6 foot 300 pounds.
00:21
He's wearing his work clothes.
00:23
He's from Des Moines.
00:25
He's in town.
00:26
He works for a company called Peterson Contractors.
00:31
He's been making some suicidal statements to both our caller as well as his daughter.
00:37
No means mentioned carries a pocket knife.
00:40
He does have a history of attempts and mental health issues.
00:45
I called her to confirm one he was at work and two how she knew that.
00:48
He sent her a Snapchat just a few minutes ago from his yellow dump truck that he drives that stays on site.
00:57
(name withheld) drives a 2025 metallic blue Chevy 2,500.
01:02
She said that up there to get to where Hay works in that construction zone, there's some gates, and it's gate number two that you'd have to go to try to find him in that work area.
01:12
Between 40th and 56th, Waverly Road.
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