Man with IV leaves hospital, found shirtless by dumpster

Heard on: Bradley County Sheriff, Cleveland Police, Fire Rescue and MAC

01:20

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

00:00

Gonna be the UEC theaters, (number withheld) Pleasant Grove Road Southwest.

00:03

There's a guy by the dumpster acting weird.

00:10

56, copy a welfare check.

00:16

It's going to be Bradley Medical, (number withheld) Chambliss Avenue Northwest.

00:19

There's a white male, 45 years old, walked out of the lobby sometime within the last 45 minutes.

00:26

He's going to have a black shirt, black ball cap, and black blue jeans.

00:34

Careful. Did he have a CO in or just leave?

00:39

They believe he still has an IV in his arm.

00:45

00:46

you have a COW on him or did he just leave on his own?

00:50

I believe he just left on his own.

00:53

They're wanting him checked for the IV.

00:59

They advise he may be en route to his house, (number withheld) Brad Street Northwest.

01:09

Six caller advised there's been a white van driving around the property last couple of days.

01:13

It's at the pilot now.

01:15

The male by the dumpster has no shirt on.

01:17

Says they can't see him but his stuff is still in the area.

2026-09-13 10:52 UTC

Medical Emergency

Pleasant Grove Rd, McDonald, TN 37353

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies were asked to conduct a welfare check after a man reportedly left a medical center and may still have an IV in his arm. A separate call also reported a man acting strangely near a dumpster at a theater complex in the area, but he was no longer visible when checked.