Deputies issue alert for distressed man on Route 1, Scarborough ME
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, law enforcement issued a be-on-the-lookout alert for a man driving a silver Honda Accord with out-of-state plates along Route 1 near Sawyer Road in Scarborough. The vehicle’s driver reportedly made suicidal and homicidal statements and may be experiencing a mental health crisis. Deputies coordinated updates on his direction of travel and safety concerns using radio communication.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
02:56
Transcript:
00:00
Keep trying to bolo. They think he might have seen the trooper as he was waiting at that shop.
00:05
He stated that he'll still have to cross back over I-95 to leave the state, so he just wanted us to let him know once he enters I-95 again.
00:13
And I'm still trying to get the file out so I can call people.
00:17
Sounds good.
00:18
He's headed north, just past Pine Point Road in Scarborough on Route 1 right now.
00:24
All same mileage, go ahead and show us off please.
00:31
North, yes.
00:33
If it does re-enter, it'll likely be south of me.
00:35
Could you notify (number withheld) as well?
00:39
4, so do (number withheld).
00:44
Just what here it comes.
00:51
You guys are back in the car.
00:59
County Gorman 27.
01:03
Go ahead.
01:06
Reference the community policing call, the one from Barstow Road.
01:10
(Name withheld) actually has a bucket left out if you're able to grab it, fill it with sand, and drop it off.
01:15
(Name withheld) didn't say she needed it immediately, but sometime today.
01:21
Copy.
01:29
All right, I'm Gorman Engine Two and Quarter.
01:34
I'm Engine Two and Quarter.
01:38
Three Forty Five.
01:41
Do you have an updated location?
01:49
Route One at the Haigis Parkway intersection.
01:54
Copy, I'm on the Scarborough.
02:01
Three forty-five.
02:02
Can I update? It is going to be Route One and Sawyer Road.
02:05
Twenty-five.
02:09
Stand by, scrubber to (number withheld).
02:18
Cumberland County is requesting a BOLO[1] for a vehicle they are tracking northbound on Route 1 near Haigis Parkway.
02:29
(Number withheld) on a silver Honda Accord.
02:38
Again, that's an Ohio plate.
02:40
Should be operated by (name withheld) also from Ohio.
02:45
Supposedly he's made suicidal and homicidal statements.
02:48
Showed up at a relative's workplace this morning and left two knives.
02:53
Apparently is having a mental health crisis and acting irate.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BOLO: Alert to watch for a person, vehicle, or situation of interest.
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Location mentioned:
US-1 & Sawyer Rd, Scarborough, ME 04074
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