Man with mental health issue walks through Plymouth area, Plymouth MI


A man experiencing a mental health episode was walking through the Plymouth-Northville area. He avoided contact with police and did not want to speak with officers. The man is alone and unarmed. Police monitored him and planned to assist if his sister arrived.
Audio|Source: Plymouth-Northville Area Public Safety
04:37
Transcript:
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Catch the area? Nothing in the area. East 4 and early 44 are back for a mental subject. 4.44. 14-9.51 Haggerty Road at St. Kenneth's Church. R.P. states her 37-year-old brother, (name withheld), called her this morning saying he was having a mental episode.
00:26
He's schizophrenic and was just released from St. Mary's. It's going to be a white male 5-9 with a beard, glasses, wearing gray, t-shirt, black pants carrying a backpack. Fort Harvey. 44 apples. 20. He's avoiding me. Just doesn't want to make contact or speak with me. I'll be at the Exxon talking with them. Yeah. Nicole is heard from Northville. They're also going to be checking their Exxon because they got a...
00:55
customer trouble in the area. The sister states he's not known to carry any weapons. He was also in our lockup on Labor Day Monday and was...
01:19
Item 20. 20. Is this going to be Mr. Carvatt from previous one? Paper. Happy thank you.
01:35
23 is out. 10 dispatch help you with a minute, near Five Mile Rd just east of the car wash. 23 is out. 23-0. Copy out with them again.
01:57
Well, third, that's all about, with the subject at near Five Mile Rd. 10 to 20. Did you have anything there? He's going east by 5 miles. Doesn't want to stop and talk? 20, can you go again? 44. Can you go again? It was a vigil. Do you have any crime there? He keeps walking, doesn't want to stop? Negative, no crime.
02:27
He said he's waiting on his sister and then walked away from me and wouldn't talk to me anymore. Copy. 4 and 44. 20 and 10, just advising his sister just called for a welfare check through Plymouth. I updated him that you were out with them in the area. I'll be clear. It looks like all the construction cones are in use for the construction. I can send me that mental help from. Copy. Any chance you can make the location?
02:56
Maybe pick them up. Hey, copy. He sounds like Northville has eyes on the subject. He's avoiding them and walking away on their side. Copy, you can show me out in the area. Show you up. I will attempt to contact the best. Copy, thanks. Well, too, radio, let her know we're not going to push this issue if you have to want to talk to us. She wants to show up. We'll assist, but that's about it. Kevin it.
03:24
Tend this by is just an update on location. He'll be eastbound near Five Mile Rd going over the bridge into Livonia. I'll be clear. This is that's two units responding out on the welfare. Norfolk Township is going to keep an eye on them, but they're not engaging with the subject. He doesn't want to talk to them. He's continuing to walk. They stated they'll assist if we want them to, but that's about all they're going to do. Kabaylissing eastbound 5-mell and to Livonian, you're clear.
03:52
23 copies. Receive the Northville unit. I'm trying to look at the mail. Last transmission I just heard was eastbound, possibly subject heading into Livonia. They were at near Five Mile Rd. Copy? Passer to go. Copy out.
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Location mentioned:
Near Five Mile Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170
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