Male with mental illness detained after fleeing in Mesa yards, Mesa AZ
Medical EmergencyPolice responded to a mental health crisis involving a man with bipolar schizophrenia and depression who was off medication. The man tried to harm himself and fled by jumping through backyards near West Isabella Avenue and nearby streets in Mesa. Officers safely detained him without further incident.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District
03:33
Transcript:
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10-4[1]. He is diagnosed bipolar schizophrenia and depression.
00:05
Can they get his family and it's a copy to call as well?
00:09
Sam, baby 15, I copy that.
00:14
He's a second. They've got dog you're parking in the backyard. He's probably jumping backyards now.
00:22
Copy.
00:28
Baker 15, I want to confirm your location. Are you on Broadway and Drew?
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Baker 15, copy. We're Drew Street and Broadway to the south of, I don't know, 80 yards.
00:39
I copy.
00:41
Baker 11, if you copy, they're on Broadway and Drew just south.
00:48
Can't make a copy.
00:54
16 he's running north north okay running north we're gonna do we gonna do
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channel one is gonna be 10 3 for one baker 16 one running north it's gonna be near West Isabella Avenue traffic one one
01:12
John Baker 15, copy him.
01:19
He's going to be confrontational.
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The Hispanic mill with a red shirt.
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Copy.
01:33
Copy.
01:36
Baker 16, I'm out with him in front of near West Isabella Avenue.
01:42
Copy?
01:46
Speaker 15,
01:52
he's still walking northbound, we're in front of near West Isabella Avenue, he's not wanting to stop.
01:59
Copy?
02:02
Speaker 15, the more Baker 15, the more Baker's for school. What do you have on this guy?
02:10
He also came in as a 918[2] Sam trying to hurt himself before he left the resident.
02:19
918[2], he's off his meds.
02:26
I'm making for 15.
02:27
Can we get one unit to the real RPs so we can see how far we can push this? We can get a mental health container.
02:35
Confirm.
02:37
He jumped into someone's backyard, so we'd probably push 238.
02:43
Sunbaker 13, can I have you head over near West Isabella Avenue to talk to the RP?
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13-34.
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Sunbaker 15 to that unit. Now for that, circle of a neighbor,
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51 push targets with 238.
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They're putting in custody now.
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Copy and custody, 754.
03:15
We have one detained, we can clear the channel? 24, 2, 3, 3 tonight.
03:21
Copy.
03:22
17. All units traffic are working at near West Isabella Avenue, received a code 4 with one detained.
03:31
Channel 1 is clear at 754.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
[2]
918: Mentally ill or disturbed person; possible mental health crisis or related emergency.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Isabella Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202
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