Teen on bridge threatens to jump in mental health crisis, East Chicago IN


Authorities respond to a report of a 16-year-old female on a bridge threatening to jump. Initial concerns of a gun presence shift to a mental health crisis focus.
Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Psychiatric[2], 3956, Duffery Street.
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Time out, 1927 hours.
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Psychiatric[2]. 40 and 30, star for 3956 Guthrie Street.
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3956 Guthrie Street.
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I have original mental health on the line.
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They're advising of a 16-year-old female who's calling the hotline, advising she wants, she's on a bridge and she wants to jump.
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Advice if units
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Read the email, Reference female, Jen, Jen.
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40 en route.
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Who's peeing in on the bridge right now?
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It's 3956 .
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It's speedway.
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Why they have the bridge.
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I'm not sure other than that Klein Avenue Bridge.
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I... Henry 77 Central Trapper Stop.
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Henry 77. The 6,400 block of Kennedy, a time.
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Silver Ford,
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2025 Indian Gulflight, Sam Ida Henry 635.
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Sam Ida, Henry, 635.
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Howvice.
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Happy.
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Good morning, Mary.
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Temple. Thirdly, same traffic.
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We're going to be just south of Conquay from 15th.
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I got a Grey Buick, Indiana Passenant Play, 279.
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Charles X-ray George, Sean 25.
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Copy.
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139 Drop him.
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Hello, Henry, Adam, Nora, Sam, Paul, Adam, Robert, David.
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First name is Eric with a C.
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No, no short is El Lincoln date of birth to 08, 1673.
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Mail for Indiana. Happy Kelly.
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Valid out of Portage, they'll be attached.
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Cut. Thank you.
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Jay Corey.
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Here, go ahead.
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See, follow up you could hit Michigan to climb, run climb down see if you can see her up on climb.
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Copy on the Lee.
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We're inspecting the bridge above Steve Lay right now.
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10-4[1].
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No, there's a person standing on the on-ramp, right before our streetway, all-black clothing.
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All-Black clothing.
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Okay, 4-0, are you clear? Clear, nice.
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4400, I believe we're gonna have her.
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On the exit ramp by a speedway.
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440 one more time that truck?
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We're going to have her, we're going to be at the exit side of the speedway.
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I got an XM, I'm seeing, they're coming up.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[2]
Psychiatric: Mental health emergency
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Location mentioned:
Near Guthrie St, East Chicago, IN 46312
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