Person alone at home threatens suicide by officer, West Des Moines IA
Medical EmergencyPolice responded to a mental health crisis on Fox Cove Lane where a person alone at home had access to a knife and threatened to have officers shoot him. The individual had started to cut himself lightly without needing medical aid and was still within reach of the knife when officers arrived. Crisis intervention teams were available to assist.
Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
04:10
Transcript:
00:00
Terminal officers responding to Fox Cove Lane for your information.
00:03
(name withheld) is home alone.
00:04
He put the knife down on his desk but said he is going to have the police shoot him.
00:09
5.05,
00:13
copy.
00:15
1806.
00:21
4 U-220 stuff.
00:24
Okay.
00:26
Copy.
00:31
3.54 sure.
00:35
3054.
00:38
921 Sunset Drive, Norwalk Nursing Rehab on a test pass.
00:42
Meet at the main desk.
00:47
354, copy.
00:49
2832.
00:50
Can I get a case number?
00:58
3504 Adam.
01:02
283 suitcases, 0830, 0830, break.
01:06
3504 on them.
01:09
I'm sorry, were you able to get a hold of animal control?
01:13
Yes, sir, they should be gone.
01:17
Copy.
01:21
1808, 3846 status.
01:26
I'm secure.
01:28
Probably secure.
01:29
Urban Neal unit traffic.
01:31
35-1, can you check with 99 and 05 and see if they want to third?
01:37
35-05, 3499, would you like a third?
01:44
5-05, you can't start heading this way, we'll advise.
01:46
We'll advise.
01:47
Copy you, 3,5-01, I'll show you on it.
01:51
Correct.
01:53
1808?
01:56
AC3.
01:57
AC3.
01:59
AC3.
02:01
I'll be the case number.
02:07
(number withheld).
02:09
8.
02:11
189. No cars responding to Fox Cove Lane.
02:18
Caller has started to cut himself a little bit.
02:20
He is not bleeding, does not need ambulance, but keeps bringing up suicide by officer.
02:24
Clive's crisis intervention team is available if you need them.
02:31
34.99 copy.
02:34
1809.
02:35
I will file, copy.
02:38
189. 189.
02:40
16.
02:45
Good.
02:47
If Clive crisis team is okay with going out there, Adam.
02:49
Just start that way until they can advise.
02:54
Copy. 26, 21.
02:58
That's only one.
03:01
Are you okay if we have Clive crisis intervention team head that way?
03:05
Yeah,
03:07
that's fine.
03:09
Probably, thank you.
03:10
26, 23.
03:12
Correct.
03:14
Thank you, sir.
03:15
Herr's responding to Fox Cove Lane, just so you know, caller is now sitting in his computer chair.
03:19
Knife is on the desk, connected to him, still in reach.
03:26
349 o'clock here.
03:29
1811. 5.05 copy in the area.
03:33
Copy, would you like me to hold the channel?
03:41
I didn't copy.
03:42
Would you like the channel?
03:45
Tietam.
03:47
1812.
03:52
3504 status.
03:55
person here, thank you.
03:57
Probably scare.
04:03
3505, 349, your status.
04:05
3.4.99, your status.
04:07
3499, not secure.
04:09
Tabby secure.
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