Mental patient locked inside home; assistance requested

Heard on: Hardy County Public Safety

01:13

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

Okay, the husband is supposed to be there, but we called the neighbor back where he had gone to make the original call and they're going down to see what's going on.

00:13

Okay, Grandcom, I'm here with the husband.

00:15

I'm unable to gain access to the patient.

00:18

So if nobody has the keys, then I guess law enforcement's gonna have to come.

00:26

Call any available county or state unit for a mental patient, (number withheld) Cornerstone Road, at the request of 774 .

00:39

The husband called in.

00:43

I'm requesting EMS to come pick her, pick his wife up there.

00:49

They're advising that the door's locked.

00:50

The husband does not have a key or anything.

00:54

Go ahead.

00:58

Is the husband there now?

01:03

Yep, that's affirmative.

01:05

He's advising he doesn't have a key for any of the doors, and that female subject locked all the doors.

01:11

774 requesting law enforcement, go ahead.

2026-10-19 12:22 UTC

Medical Emergency

Cornerstone Rd, Purgitsville, West Virginia 26852, United States

Mental patient locked inside home; assistance requested

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible mental health or welfare concern at a home near Cornerstone Road. The husband called for help, but responders could not enter because the woman had locked all the doors and he did not have a key. Law enforcement and EMS were requested to assist.

Mental patient locked inside home; assistance requested

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