Welfare check for person with stick near Mercer St, Princeton WV
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a welfare check near Mercer Street and North Eighth Street after reports of a person waving a large stick and talking to themselves. The individual appeared agitated, and officers checked to ensure their safety.
Audio|Heard on: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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02:13
Transcript:
00:00
Mercer Control Two, any available Princeton unit have a call.
00:03
The intersection of Mercer Street and North Eighth Street.
00:06
Caller states that there's a male there waving a large stick around.
00:09
He's also talking to himself.
00:12
I requested for an officer to check on him, make sure he's all right.
00:14
It's 1856.
00:19
Seven to control, be around.
00:22
Eighteen fifty-six.
00:31
That next building on the right.
00:35
Seven to control, show us out.
00:40
Copy, copy.
00:41
Eighteen sixty-seven.
00:44
Good thing you told me. You showed me how to get the Dollar Tree at the crossroads.
00:48
Eighteen fifty-nine.
00:56
Good thing it's called.
00:57
What vehicle did you since call it on?
01:02
Maroon Chevy Tire, sir.
01:05
Simple.
01:13
Unit one didn't call.
01:14
Unit two did answer.
01:22
Seven control.
01:25
Good.
01:27
He's in the area around 1900.
01:33
Fifteen control.
01:42
Go ahead.
01:44
Hello, this male individual.
01:46
I got a name and date of birth.
01:47
10-29.
01:48
When you are ready.
01:50
Go ahead, sir.
01:52
Be a (name withheld).
01:54
Break.
01:58
Go ahead.
01:59
Date of birth is (number withheld).
02:04
Do you copy?
02:06
Seven control, I'll be out with this subject at the corner of Mercer and North Eighth.
02:10
He does in fact have a stick and is swinging it around erratically.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
N 8th St & Mercer St, Princeton, WV 24740
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