Man in mental health crisis requests police amid family dispute, Chicago IL
A man at near East 120th place is experiencing a mental health episode and requests police assistance. His family says he is intoxicated and asks that police not be sent, but he insists on police help.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
02:44
Transcript:
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All right, and one of the 20 sectors in five, it looks like, or 10 sector available for this disturbance. It came in as a disturbance with a mental.
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But this is the one that (name withheld) says he's 32 years old. He's claiming he suffers from mental illness and is having an episode.
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He says he has not been drinking or using any drugs. But the family members are in the background saying he's intoxicated and has been drinking all night.
00:24
Family members are saying, do not send the police.
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But he is asking for the police. And fire, of course, is not going.
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22, 11, Adam.
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2211 Adam.
00:41
Yeah, I'm over here on the 19th of Marsfield.
00:47
Okay, appreciate that.
00:53
I'm being told that maybe Kel Park is going to handle this.
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I'll let you know.
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Cal Park is going to handle it, did you say?
01:05
That would be awesome.
01:07
Let's you know. I think there's...
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Okay.
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All right.
01:11
Sounds good.
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93.
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And 33.
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It gets Kathy.
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Open for the back.
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33, copy.
01:21
And so we're definitely going to need to watch down over here. It's got debris about half a block.
01:30
Okay, we'll get that taken here. In a minute, let me know if they are going to be handling or what.
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No, thank you.
01:44
511 Robert.
01:46
511 Robert.
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So I was heading back to the station on paper.
01:52
Okay, 511 Robert, it gets going on paper.
01:56
522 and 523.
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522, 2.22, sir.
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And 23 for the backup.
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Rockford.
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23, backup 22, please, on this disturbance with the mental.
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So he says at near East 120th place, (name withheld)
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says he is 32 years old and suffers from mental illness and is having an episode.
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He says he has not been drinking or using drugs, yet his family members are in the background yelling that he's intoxicated and has been drinking all night.
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Family members are saying, do not send the police, but he would like the police.
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Location mentioned:
Near E 120th Pl, Chicago, IL 60628
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