Man expressing distress rides electric bike near Mayland Rd, Broadway VA
Police responded to a welfare check for a 20-year-old man who called 911 expressing frustration with his family. He denied suicidal intent despite previous statements and was last seen riding an electric bicycle northbound near Lee Street toward Mayland Road, leaving the city limits of Harrisonburg.
Audio|Source: Rockingham and Harrisonburg Fire/EMS
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unit 3630 respond south main street rock street south main street and rock street and broadway for welfare check in progress 21 correction a 20 year old (name withheld) has called in
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was initially crying stated that if his mother calls and says that he killed himself that he didn't
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is expressing frustration with his family and that he's traveling north.
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It's currently on an electric bicycle.
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It appears to be the interfiction of Lee Street and Main Street now.
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Direct from, Ralph.
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You're responding, 2348.
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Unit 3749, did you have traffic?
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Affirmed, if you should have a respondent as well.
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23-4-9.
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area.
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Both the other locations, 20340.
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He appears to be at Lee Street and Timber Way now turning southbound on Timberway.
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He's currently still on the phone with a call-taker.
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He advised he doesn't need to speak with somebody at this time.
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It appears to be in some kind of distress.
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Correct.
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to Bravo Victor 9381-1 through Connecticut, returning a green 2015 Jeep Green Cherokee to (name withheld) of Trumbull, Connecticut,
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expiration,
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2028, negative points.
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Side Avenue in Porter, Parker.
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Unit 3630, he is now leaving town limits heading into the county on Mayland Road.
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Correct.
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I think he said they search the car crop and beyond and couldn't find anything back.
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We're going to be able to cancel rescue.
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That's input for you, you're right.
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For a minute.
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Much further past this.
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Before he's clear in one.
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Staff we could.
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3630 County Supervisor, would you like a deputy to respond to this individual or do you want us to try to make contact with him?
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Somewhere here.
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The individual called into the emergency line having a mental health crisis, it seems he's on an electric bike, he just left town limits.
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We're trying to catch up to him now.
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He's almost at Wampler Road on the mainland.
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Copy. If you want to make contact with you and I can start a depth in your way if you need to.
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You're right, we'll let you know what we got.
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