Man requests arrest after dispute with elderly mother, Belchertown MA
A man called 911 near Main Street asking to be arrested. He seemed upset and possibly intoxicated after a verbal argument with his elderly mother. Police and emergency medical services responded due to a possible mental health crisis.
Audio|Source: Belchertown Police/Fire
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Transcript:
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Bulletin is near Main Street.
00:01
That's near Main Street.
00:03
I have a mail on the line.
00:05
Roger Lee. He's going to be Sierra (number withheld).
00:09
Sierra (number withheld).
00:12
It originally had came in as a hang-up call.
00:14
I was able to make contact with him.
00:16
He stated he had called because he wanted the police to respond to arrest him.
00:22
He does sound like he's possibly under the information.
00:24
of something.
00:26
And I'm trying to figure out why he wanted to be arrested.
00:30
And he said he was angry.
00:32
I've asked him a couple times if anybody there is hurt.
00:34
If he needs, if anybody needs the MS, he's stating no.
00:38
I think it's a possible crisis.
00:51
Central Station 52.
00:52
It's standby for the mental health event, near Main Street.
01:07
Central Station Pitch to respond to an stage in the area of near Main Street.
01:10
Again, I'd respond to an stage in the area of near Main Street for the 60-2-year-old male possibly experiencing a mental health event.
01:21
Not being quite in forthcoming with why he calls 911 sounds under the influence.
01:27
PDs en route.
01:32
Patient 5-2 received.
01:34
A3.
01:42
Receive. Receive A-3.
01:45
Central all units, the caller is not being quite forthcoming with an apartment number, but our in-house records have them in Unit 3 at near Main Street.
01:58
Again, that's Unit 3.
02:11
Central 05283.
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2123. 2.523.
02:18
You control A3 responding and staged in the area.
02:28
Key Central All Units.
02:31
Apparently this stems from some sort of what I'm being told as a verbal altercation between the gentleman and his elderly mother.
02:39
I asked to speak to her just to make sure she's okay.
02:44
And I did hear her respond in the background, but he stated she won't speak to me.
02:56
Received,
02:57
he may be exiting.
02:59
He states he's going for a walk.
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Location mentioned:
Main St, Belchertown, MA 01007
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