Police respond to mental health crisis in Chicago, Chicago IL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a mental health crisis near S Sawyer Avenue in Chicago. A man displaying signs of paranoia and psychosis was reportedly violent and unmedicated. Fire personnel had been previously dispatched but did not engage earlier. A Crisis Intervention Team was requested.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 06
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Transcript:
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Mental health disturbance near S Sawyer Avenue.
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We were there earlier today.
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Fire is not going to roll because they didn't get him earlier.
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I guess the (name withheld) is going through a psychosis.
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He’s ringing the bell and banging on the windows.
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He is reportedly paranoid and unmedicated.
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He is violent.
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Fire was advised they had gone there earlier and he is a runner.
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Location mentioned:
S Sawyer Ave, Chicago, IL 60652
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