Welfare check after text about self-harm, Charlottesville VA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched for a welfare check near Briarwood Drive after a family member reported receiving a text from a young woman indicating possible self-harm. The message came from an unfamiliar number. Family members were using her phone’s location to track her. No threats of violence were noted.
Audio|Heard on: Albemarle VA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Near Briarwood Drive.
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Again, near Briarwood Drive, cross streets Whitney Court.
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Caller’s parents requested a welfare check on their daughter.
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They reported receiving a text saying she intended self-harm.
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They are tracking her based on her phone location.
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The text came from a different phone number than she typically uses.
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Female, age 23.
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Unknown clothing, 5 foot 3, 130 pounds, brown hair. Name withheld.
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Birth date withheld.
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The text message came around two or three this morning.
00:36
No mention of violence.
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Location mentioned:
Briarwood Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911
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