Welfare check on distressed elderly woman with broken fridge, Northampton County PA
Medical EmergencyPolice and EMS responded to a welfare check on a 67-year-old woman near Gravity Drive. She reported running out of food, inability to shower, a broken refrigerator, and her cats running out of food and soiling themselves. She appeared depressed but denied suicidal thoughts. She became upset when questioned about suicidal ideation related to her father.
Audio|Source: Northampton County Public Safety
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That welfare check could be near Gravity Drive.
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Near Gravity Drive, part with 304A.
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Only by Lehigh County,
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the High Valley Health Network, plus my welfare check on the Joanne, Divert, and a 67-year-old female.
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Called in stated she was running out of food, unable to shower.
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The fridge wasn't working in her cats running out of food and soiling itself.
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She felt depressed.
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She was denying suicidal ideation.
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For the caller, she's going to be a white female's dark brown hair and glasses for her picture.
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And she did become irate when asked about being suicidal for her father of her father being in the admittance.
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Northampton County, PA
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