Intoxicated man covered in blood rides elevator in apartment, Columbia MD


Police responded to an apartment building where an intoxicated man covered in blood was riding the elevator between floors. Blood was found in the elevator. The incident on the seventh floor was reported as a separate police matter, not related to a smoke event on the second floor caused by burnt food on the stove.
Audio|Source: Howard County Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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He advised that they were initially dispatched for a suspicious circumstance called where an intoxicated male was covered in blood and there was also an elevator field of blood.
00:11
He was going floor to floor via the elevator.
00:15
Not able to advise at this time if he's related.
00:17
Battalion 12 powers direct you're the own club battalion chief 1947
00:21
Mention 2-2 to the Italian 1
00:23
So right
00:24
Just an FYI we're running short for three
00:27
Direct
00:28
I was on location for thriving engine.
00:30
Multi-story high-wide, apartment building, nothing showing from the outside.
00:33
Nine one will have the investigation.
00:34
Proceeding one to the proper, sorry, correction.
00:36
The side of the building is the FTC.
00:37
We have our own time.
00:38
The engine, I want a location, multi-story apartment building, nothing evident in the outside.
00:42
I have established the command.
00:43
Drug 7 is on location.
00:45
First arrived in Ariel, we're going to position on side alpha.
00:49
We're not going to commit to setting up until we get a report back in case we need to go to the side, Charlie.
00:54
Ninety-six arrive, I rate.
00:55
I'm 7 in two act.
00:56
Amade the box and hold me on the air, please.
00:58
Let's drop Com 702.
01:00
Command to Engine 141.
01:04
Command to Engine 141.
01:05
Command to Engine 141.
01:07
716 is clear, 223.
01:08
17 to hire.
01:09
Can you hold this unit out of service, the remainder of the evening? That's right in 1951, 76.
01:13
Where the fire is?
01:15
Someone in. Go ahead.
01:16
Call on the second floor.
01:17
I have an odor of the funeral stove and it's slight haze in the hallway.
01:20
I'm trying to figure out the source of it.
01:21
Okay, do you need any additional resources in there? Okay, do you need any additional resources in there?
01:26
9-1, command.
01:27
Go ahead, 911.
01:28
Confirm burnt food on the stove, no fire, room apartments 225.
01:33
Command's direct, food on the stove, and apartment, 225.
01:37
Command, Howard.
01:38
Command. The initial apartment was Apartment 719.
01:41
Have we got any information about Apartment 719?
01:45
I'm taking over there now.
01:50
Command's truck.
01:51
Truck 7 is gone to the 7th floor.
01:52
101 4th engine.
01:53
We have our own hydrant at the FDC on the back side of the Bravo wing of the trash collection area.
01:59
Command's tract.
02:00
Command all incoming units, you can level one stage on Steven's Force.
02:02
Command, we do have a slate haze in the hallway, a second floor, probably on the use of ventilation.
02:07
Okay, command of truck seven, can you assist them with that?
02:13
One four one in command.
02:15
Go ahead, one four one. PD's advising me that the second floor smoke and whatever is going on the seventh floor are unrelated.
02:21
The seventh floor is a police incident.
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Location mentioned:
Stevens Forest Rd, Columbia, MD
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