Elderly man with stroke history barricaded outside home, Princeton WV


An elderly man with a stroke history and high blood pressure is barricaded outside his home on near Caldwell Street. Law enforcement is entering the property to handle the situation.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Hey, responds, near Caldwell Street, near Caldwell Street.
00:03
Halfens area.
00:04
Have a 74-year-old male.
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History of strokes. Blood pressure is high.
00:06
Looks flush, not short of breath at the moment.
00:08
It's 23.0.
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Control. Federal.
00:10
Do you advise the caller is barricaded inside the resident?
00:14
Affirmative, he said that he's barricaded outside of his home.
00:17
And the assailants are inside the house, correct?
00:19
What he said, affirmative, he said multiple.
00:21
Do you still have a model line?
00:22
Negative, but we can call them back if you need.
00:24
Call them back, let him know law enforcement is making entry through the front door.
00:28
Don't shoot me. Copy.
00:29
Control, Todd, we all might have been aligned advised you do.
00:31
You're going to be making an entry.
00:32
Control I'm inside. I've got a female that appears to know nothing about this.
00:36
Which room is he in the bedroom, you said?
00:37
We're gonna confirm it now.
00:39
He says that he's in the attic.
00:41
His name is (name withheld).
00:45
We're going to be responding page traffic on Caldwell.
00:48
809, we're gonna be on scene.
00:50
2309, copy the 6663, have you responding.
00:55
2309, near Caldwell Street, near Caldwell Street, 74-year-old male, 54-year-old male, 5-3 strokes, blood pressure is high, looks flush, and 95 for drug, no short the spread.
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Your incident number 47024, 47024.
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Location mentioned:
Near Caldwell St, Princeton, WV 24739
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