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Man with mental health issues threatened to burn houseCleveland OH

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E 171st St, Cleveland, OH 44119

A man with mental health issues placed a blanket on a heater and threatened to burn down the house near E 171st Street in Cleveland. A caller reported the attempted arson.

Audio|Heard on: Cleveland Police and Metro Housing Authority
Listen to dispatch call
00:41
Transcript:
00:00
So if you can head over to near E 171st Street,
00:04
the caller states the caller is (name withheld).
00:07
She states that...
00:13
So,
00:15
she said her friend's brother,
00:18
put a blanket over the heater, possibly trying to start a fire.
00:23
He suffers from mental issues.
00:25
She needs to make a report.
00:27
He also threatened to burn the house down.
00:34
(Name withheld), white skin, blackmail,
00:38
wearing a white t-shirt, blue pajama pants.
00:41
It's a cold one.

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Location mentioned:
E 171st St, Cleveland, OH 44119
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