Intoxicated man threatened to hang himself outside home, Salem IL
Police and emergency responders arrived at a location near East Olive Street to assist a man who was intoxicated and threatened to hang himself. The man was outside the home and no weapons were found. He was away from any means of hanging and his family was inside the home. He was later transported for medical evaluation.
Audio|Source: Salem Fire and Surrounding Fire, Police & EMS
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Transcript:
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Near East Olive St lot 34, male wanting to kill himself.
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11,
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10-8[1] from this, ground today.
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27, then round.
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27. The round.
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Is there any weapons?
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No weapons. He's thought about hanging himself. He's outside of the home now.
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He is intoxicated,
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but he has no weapons. His family is inside the home.
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He was thinking about hanging himself with a power cord, but he's away from it now.
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27 are you on that first drive?
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Yeah, I am.
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I think it's over here on the second one.
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I'll flip back around to you.
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Salem 9-23, I believe.
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Say, one.
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Salem, are you still on the phone with them?
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That's right.
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Can you have them step out? I'm not sure which one of these is the correct one.
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27-53-old.
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He's right there on...
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He's right there on Hamilton Street.
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He's on that one that faces toward, right toward the intersection of Hamilton and all of them.
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Yeah, he's on that one that's on.
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Levin, are you with him?
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Yeah, we're out here.
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Then we're, I want to disconnect you on the EMS.
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Yeah,
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standby. Step.
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Stay.
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Say,
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I'll go ahead and notify them, have them stage for him. Go ahead and notify them, have them stage for him.
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Yeah.
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Attention Salem EMS. Attention Salem EMS.
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You were responding to near East Olive St,
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lot 34.
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Near East Olive St lot 34. You'd be responding and staging officers on scene with the mail that possibly be transported to the hospital for evaluation.
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Selim Dispatch 2228.
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Go ahead.
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You can go ahead and send EMS to the scene.
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Where's the chair? He's requesting no lights or siren.
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That one.
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Every night 12, have you in round 2230.
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Officers advise you can respond to the scene.
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Request you respond on the quiet.
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The one that's just pull over on Olive Street where it intersects to Hamilton, it's that one right there.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Olive St, Salem, IL 62881
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