Man with mental health crisis runs from hospital in Largo, Largo FL


A man receiving mental health care ran away from a hospital near Oak Manor Ln and Pocahontas Dr. He was under the influence of multiple narcotics, including meth. Officers searched the area and found him hiding in bushes near Oak Manor Ln and Pocahontas Dr.
Audio|Source: Largo Police Department
05:20
Transcript:
00:00
What you guys got? It's gonna be a Bakerax[1] such...
00:11
I got a runaway Bakerax[1], missing a decent person.
00:14
All right,
00:15
copy, we're in Ralph. 5, 490s.
00:16
Okay. 498, D.L is at the call, please.
00:18
498, you broke off security of life?
00:20
Just okay. DL[2].
00:21
From the call notes. Okay.
00:22
If I supposed to say he was a transfer from, for psychosis and making additional statements he's being transported here and took off out the back.
00:34
Last known direction of travel is southbound through the rear parking lot.
00:41
Hispanic male tall, well-built.
00:43
This is fast crop.
00:44
They also stated multiple narcotics still in his system, meth, etc.
00:51
This is a script.
00:52
616-643 before we get a reporting around here.
00:55
9-00. Again, that's 79000.
00:58
Okay, five.
00:59
You also had a backpack.
01:00
Thirty-nine years old, short, crew cut, tan, standing, ma'am.
01:03
This has a record. Eddie, well, what's the aggression of the hospital?
01:05
2025, any of the Rocks Road.
01:06
2025, any of Rocks Road.
01:08
All right, help.
01:09
We are southbound in the west, parking mountain back side of the hostel.
01:14
Okay,
01:15
going through traffic, get on track on track, 2025 if you're on track.
01:19
We're working parallel with the wall right now, southbound.
01:23
My coffee work in parallel with the wall is southbound.
01:27
Corner, south-west corner.
01:30
We're some northwest corner.
01:31
We're going to go ahead.
01:32
We cover south-west corner.
01:34
We're in Oak Banner.
01:36
I'm going back into a neighborhood.
01:39
Thank you.
01:41
Pye, we got him in the bushes for the oak plan of fun.
01:45
Okay, we got it in the bushes.
01:46
This is going to be Oak Planner Lane and Pocahontas Drive in the bushes.
01:48
Okay,
01:49
five, roll that beacon.
01:50
Okay, come. Hey, I'm coming up, so.
01:52
How far in Oakman are you?
01:53
There's be Oakman out there and Pokerana Stras.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Bakerax: Baker Act / Mental Health Transport
[2]
DL: Driver's License (mentioned in context of identity, not violation)
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Location mentioned:
Oak Manor Ln & Pocahontas Dr, Largo, FL 33774
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