Welfare check at Franklin St involves combative elderly male, Winthrop MA
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a welfare check near Franklin Street involves a combative elderly male who expressed suicidal statements. A social worker and the man's wife are on scene. Medical personnel are staged nearby. The situation may involve mental health concerns and assistance is being provided.
Audio|Heard on: Winthrop Police
Listen to dispatch call
03:25
Transcript:
00:00
Units with caution, respond near Franklin Street, apartment B as in Bravo.
00:04
Either by a social worker, my party doesn't make suicidal statements by means of jumping in front of a car or train or by the use of a firearm.
00:12
Social workers say that the male party is combative, the wife is on scene with him.
00:16
Near Franklin Street, apartment B as in Bravo.
00:19
It's going to be for Robert Sutton.
00:21
I'll have your message.
00:28
Control, does he have an LTC?
00:31
Letting him know.
00:42
Let's have medical stage somewhere out of sight.
00:46
Maybe on Main Street by the high school.
00:48
No.
00:53
Call us all in the area just in case you need anything else.
00:59
Yeah, well, that'd be great, just come on in with us.
01:06
Control, show off of Charlie, one clear, dear island.
01:14
Control, another Franklin is that?
01:16
4-6, Franklin.
01:21
4-6, thank you.
01:27
She was just wanting to refer you to me negative.
01:30
Does not have an LTC registered.
01:33
Carol, how do you, thank you?
01:43
Control, you said it, I missed it.
01:44
Can we just have his name?
01:46
(name withheld).
01:49
Receive.
01:55
How old is this individual?
02:02
How old is this individual? In about 72.
02:09
976 is out the other units.
02:15
So, if the, uh, first worker on Tina, he just makes his left of the home.
02:21
So, Catherine, the wife, called the first worker.
02:24
Central worker is going to be attending.
02:26
She just said that she was responding as well to the scene.
02:29
Catherine, the wife is on scene with him.
02:33
Roger, can you have Catherine open the door and come outside?
02:37
Roger, I'll give a call.
02:39
Units, couples will be able to the door, stated that the basement was going to be on the Pacing Street side.
02:45
We're not on the control.
02:47
We're here with the son.
02:48
He's speaking with us.
02:49
He has verbally confirmed no firearms in the house.
02:53
We're going to make contact and make sure this person gets to help they need promptly.
03:00
Roger.
03:06
The units have entered with the assistance of the son.
03:15
Pressure. Are we going to need medical for evaluation of this individual?
03:22
Pointing towards transport?
03:24
No, just at the moment.
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Location mentioned:
Franklin St, Winthrop, MA 02152
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