Welfare check requested for suicidal man, Springfield MO
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police were requested to conduct a welfare check for a man reported to be suicidal and recently self-harmed near East Valley Water Mill Road in Springfield. The caller requested that officers make phone contact first because the man feared police.
Audio|Heard on: Greene MO Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Check welfare being near East Valley Watermill, near East Valley Watermill.
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The caller doesn't know the building number, just that it's the building by the dumpsters.
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The apartment number is (number withheld).
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Caller’s son has been depressed lately.
00:15
Told his estranged spouse that he wanted to die and that he has self-harmed in the recent past.
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His name is (name withheld), he goes by (name withheld), drives an orange Nitro.
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Caller wants phone contact because he is afraid of the police but will be okay if she is on the phone with you when you approach.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
E Valley Water Mill Rd, Springfield, MO 65803
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