Man threatens self with knife at apartment, Middletown OH


A third party reported a man threatening to harm himself with a knife at an apartment near Lafayette Avenue. A woman was allegedly present during the incident but left before authorities arrived. The caller was not directly involved and only relayed the information.
Audio|Source: Middletown Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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The third party called it at (name withheld), held a knife to himself, and threatened to kill himself.
00:04
Just be here with the (name withheld) subject.
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We still have him on 22[1].
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Four from the building.
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(name withheld) A., can you start that way?
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University and Schaefer.
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16-20-life?
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To readvise the numericone, near Lafayette.
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Near Lafayette, Apartment C, near Apartment C.
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Okay. Okay, control C saw the knife.
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Sorry, it's called in third party.
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She doesn't see a knife.
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She didn't even give us any information either.
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Four.
00:24
How to me? Hey. It's going to be a male subject they call him.
00:26
He advised that there was a female by the name of (name withheld) that was with him came over and said he had a knife to his throat.
00:31
They'd been fighting all day.
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He thinks that she's left now.
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That's clear.
00:34
1631. I'm sorry, they think that he left, or she...
00:37
I think the female left, he doesn't know about him.
00:40
He said he doesn't want to be involved in any way other than calling us.
00:42
That's clear.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
22: In police radio, code 22 often refers to 'Disregard' or 'Cancel', but in this context, it refers to the radio channel being open or the subject still on the line.
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Location mentioned:
Near Lafayette Ave, Middletown, OH 45044
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