Welfare check on ill elderly male with locked door, Van Buren County MI
Emergency responders are conducting a welfare check on a 79-year-old ill male neighbor near No-Cart Road. The caller is concerned because a chair is knocked over, the resident is not responding, and the door is chained shut. Access is being attempted, possibly needing bolt cutters.
Audio|Source: Cass County Sheriff, Police, Fire, and Skywarn
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Transcript:
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It's going to be Antwer Township, near No-Cart Road,
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near No-Cart Road between Meadowview Drive and Sherman Road.
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Caller was requested a welfare check[1] on her 79-year-old neighbor who was a male who has been ill,
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a chair's knocked over.
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Unable to get the house to that up against the door and there's a chain on the door, which they will be gaining access.
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You can respond, PD and route kind is clear at (number withheld) now.
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From (number withheld).
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(number withheld).
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We'll be in row, did you say we had PD coming?
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Affirmative, she does have a key to get in, but the chain's on the door, but she said she was going to remove it with him.
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Bolt cutter.
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Okay.
Police codes explained
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welfare check: Request for officers to check on the well-being of a person
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Antwerp Township, MI
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