Melrose man fears harm amid chaotic mental health crisis, Melrose WI
Responders rushed to Melrose in response to a man's report he was hit with a hammer with apparent self-harm fears; with law enforcement and medical air support mobilizing rapidly.
Audio|Source: Jackson County Public Safety
04:28
Transcript:
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Taking out Black for Rescue in Melrose first responders to near East Polk Street in Melrose.
00:06
If you could just stage at the fire department,
00:09
we've got a possible mental health subject stating he was struck with a hammer.
00:14
Again, just stage, we've got law enforcement en route.
00:18
We'll gather more information and pass it along as we get it.
00:22
Type of page at 812.
00:31
Goide rescue.
00:34
You will be on location at Meadowview Drive.
00:37
Of course.
00:43
If you identify, sorry, 813 and please.
00:46
Um, see.
00:57
Go ahead, county line first, bonders.
01:01
Go ahead, county line.
01:05
A helicopter to the on the center ball field.
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Rat room 10-4[1].
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Red to limit.
01:17
Red to limit.
01:19
Rescue 11 is en route?
01:27
For Rescue 11, you're en route at 815, I believe the time of page was B12.
01:30
No one.
01:37
Hello.
01:39
Hello, Melrose, this is Jackson, go ahead.
01:47
quarters we've got law enforcement en route my partner's still trying to click for information
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to get a straight answer if he's in danger, if he's hurt, et cetera.
02:21
4 if he could flow this way.
02:24
10 for Jackson 140.
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If you could read the hand comments and start heading towards snowmrow soon.
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Copy direct.
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10.4.
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Send to Restu 3 and County line versus Cunders.
02:46
Go ahead.
02:49
Gunderson Sparta did accept a flight.
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They've advised the illness center ball field.
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They will call back up in ETA.
02:57
Copy Mark 2.
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104, they were advised.
03:07
Do we need fire page for landing zone or do you have enough personnel on scene?
03:15
Nope, you still have to page the fire department.
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Ten four.
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Paging out County Line fire department to stage four landing zone at the Elman Center softball field.
03:37
Again, paging out county line fire department to stage for landing zone at the Elm Center ball field.
03:43
Time of page, 821.
03:47
More comments about needing to grab a gun or a knife.
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I instructed him to walk himself in the bathroom and to not grab any weapons.
03:55
He believes that these people are trying to get him to kill himself, but that he's not going to hurt himself.
04:01
He also said that there is now someone back in his house.
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He saw them in the doorway,
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but he couldn't give any clothing descriptions.
04:20
He did also ask me if he was going to go to jail forever, if he kills the person trying to kill him, then the call was disgusted.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative
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Melrose, WI 54642
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