Welfare check near Central Presbyterian Church, Massillon OH

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Medical Emergency

Reported: 12/23/2025 12:37 PM

2nd St NE, Massillon, OH 44646

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a welfare check near Central Presbyterian Church after a caller reported a man lying on the sidewalk. The man appeared to be wearing a winter jacket and was located near Lincoln Way. The caller had left the area.

Audio|Heard on: Stark OH Law Dispatch Group Calls

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Hello for a welfare check in the area of Central Presbyterian Church, near Second Street Northeast.

00:07

Caller reports a man in a winter jacket lying on the sidewalk curb near Lincoln Way.

00:14

He is a passerby and no longer in the area.

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2nd St NE, Massillon, OH 44646

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Welfare check near Central Presbyterian Church, Massillon OH

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a welfare check near Central Presbyterian Church after a caller reported a man lying on the sidewalk. The man appeared to be wearing a winter jacket and was located near Lincoln Way. The caller had left the area.

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