Man threatens to jump near Alamogordo bridge sparks urgent police response, Alamogordo NM
Medical EmergencyA man in Alamogordo threatened to jump off a bridge onto train tracks. Officers arrived promptly, but he refused to communicate and was determined to harm himself.
Audio|Source: Otero County Sheriff and Fire, Alamogordo Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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141, additional copy suicidal subject at the south junction.
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R.P.
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Is walking on white's hands toward the bridge, threatening to jump off of it.
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He's at Maverick, crossing the street, wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans.
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His name's William Dowler.
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Okay.
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One or two days and I'll be in around as well.
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10-4[1].
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Unit's responding to the advise.
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He is at the speed limit sign on the ramp.
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He is not wanting to speak with an officer.
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His plan is to jump in front of the train.
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Do we know what the train schedule looks like?
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Negative, I know when I leave work in about 40 minutes there's usually one crossing here.
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Need it just passed.
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The tail end of the train is probably going under the underpass right now.
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16 Basin, coming up 97 for ATO.
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104.
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Now you get somebody down on the bottom side, on the relief route side.
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104, hand route.
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What's the description of the malice object?
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Gray shirt, blue pants.
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I'm gonna make contact over here.
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I've got.
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Over where, you got your phone.
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You've got your cell phone.
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He's got mail on the overpass.
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Looks like an older mail.
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Match in the description, there's a one.
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Down by the entry ramp, going to the bypass.
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RAPE is advising that the officers sound town.
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I believe it's the one that 116 got with.
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Yeah, it's for.
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Be advised to you stating that officers are not going to stop him from completing his plan.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement/OK
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Alamogordo, NM 88310
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