Suicidal driver in black Dodge Ram prompts welfare check

Heard on: NW Rhode Island

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Westerly Police to surrounding agencies on the intercity bolo for a suicidal subject.

00:09

Hey Tom.

00:11

Hopkins and on.

00:17

Thanks a lot.

00:23

Possibly the surrounding agencies, BOLO for Connecticut combination (number withheld), should be operated by the registered owner.

00:32

He made suicidal comments after a motor vehicle stop.

00:37

Just use caution, he does have violent tendencies.

00:42

Again, Connecticut combination (number withheld).

00:47

Stop and check the well-being of the registered owner after making suicidal comments.

00:51

Should be a Dodge Ram, color black.

01:00

Has it? Give me last known location.

01:08

We had that vehicle stopped on Wells Street near Westerly Hospital, and he made a comment after the car stopped.

01:15

So we're trying to do a cell phone ping currently.

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10-4.

9/4/2026 11:04 AM

Medical Emergency

Wells St, Westerly, RI 02891

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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are conducting a welfare check for a man who reportedly made suicidal comments after a vehicle stop near Wells Street by the Westerly Hospital. He is believed to be driving a black Dodge Ram with a Connecticut license plate, and agencies are trying to locate him by cell phone ping.