Person near Cliffhouse Road threatens pills or firearm

Heard on: Taney County Police

01:32

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

Ten, I need deputies for service.

00:01

Suicidal person at (number withheld) Cliff House Road, Palatine.

00:08

One forty-four, you know, okay, we're on.

00:15

Twenty and forty-seven.

00:16

One

00:22

forty-four, one forty-seven, 01:20 .

00:24

That's clear. Happy birthday, employee (name withheld).

00:26

Stated that (name withheld) has made comments about taking pills or using a firearm.

00:30

Ten, employee, happy birthday.

00:31

The man made the comments around 08:30 today.

00:46

Springfield 740.

00:51

Go ahead.

00:54

Reporting party is now on the line, stating that somebody has pulled up who had a chain and is going to try and pull them out of the ditch.

01:02

There's no property damage.

01:10

Ten four. Are they wanting a report?

01:17

Stand by.

01:23

On the burning matter subject, he's known to have 96 issues.

01:27

He's made several statements in the past by cops and known to be armed with a knife.

2026-09-27 13:52 UTC

Medical Emergency

Cliffhouse Rd, Powersite, MO 65731

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies were sent to a possible suicidal person near Cliff House Road in Palatine after a caller reported that a man had made comments about taking pills or using a firearm. The caller also reported that the man had prior issues and was known to be armed with a knife. A separate vehicle incident was also reported involving a person in a ditch being pulled with a chain, with no property damage noted.