Suicidal subject rescued from building ledge, Edwardsville IL
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Medical EmergencyOfficers responded to a person threatening suicide on a building ledge on Hillsboro Avenue. The subject was secured safely and treated for a leg injury after climbing over a railing.
Audio|Heard on: Edwardsville Police
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02:7
Transcript:
00:00
This is going to be a CIT suicidal subject situation, I believe.
00:03
He's telling us to back up and he's on the edge of the building.
00:07
104.
00:10
Would you like EMS?
00:12
104. Have been staged, please.
00:15
104. C4. I may be going to any computer head in that way.
00:20
104.
00:22
What does he give us the error? He's grabbing at his waistband as well.
00:26
Sir.
00:31
Phaar!
00:36
One of three.
00:38
We're getting to step away from the ledge.
00:40
We're making contact now. We're secure at the moment.
00:42
Ten-four.
00:47
64, clear.
00:48
Ten-four.
00:53
The units are responding coming on in quiet.
00:55
We don't want to escalate anything.
01:01
64 for one-o-three.
01:05
Two at third.
01:06
Hey,
01:07
we're pretty secure here.
01:08
He's starting to talk now.
01:09
It's definitely CIT.
01:11
He's had a DHS student.
01:12
I don't know if you want to notify Rick or not.
01:15
It sounds like he's having issues at home.
01:21
Ten four.
01:22
Get him off to a secure area as he off the roof out.
01:28
I'm sorry, Kenny's 10-9[1].
01:31
Let's get to move to a secure area as he's off the roof out.
01:36
Negative. He's also got injuries to one of his legs and he happened to climb over a railing somehow, so it's going to be interesting trying to get him off.
01:43
If you want to come up quietly, we can try to figure that on a minute.
01:47
Yeah, it's clear.
01:48
I'm coming up on Hillsboro Avenue and now I'll come up to the back side.
01:52
Clear. It'll be the stairwell to the south of the business that leads all the way up.
01:59
Central.
02:05
Safety form out.
02:06
So far.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-9: Request to repeat the previous transmission or message for clarification.
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Location mentioned:
Hillsboro Ave, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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