Teen threatening self at Corliss Apartments, Phillipsburg NJ
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to Corliss Apartments near Elder Ave for a report of a 16-year-old male threatening to harm himself. The caller removed dangerous items and confirmed he was not actively injuring himself. The teenager was upset that the call was made but is currently safe with others on the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Phillipsburg / Easton Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
01:29
Transcript:
00:00
I have a suicide threat.
00:02
Sixteen-year-old male, Corliss Apartments, near Elder Ave, apartment three Charlie.
00:11
He was trying to stab himself and hang himself.
00:15
Calling party currently took the cords and the knife from him.
00:19
He's not being aggressive, but saying that he wants to die.
00:32
Eleven, send it that way too.
00:36
Received.
00:39
Received.
00:46
Ninety-four three county.
00:50
Seventy-four, three.
00:54
So to our knowledge, the party is not actively harming himself, correct?
01:01
Affirmative, the calling party did take the knives and the cords away from him.
01:09
He currently has no lacerations.
01:11
He has attempted in the past.
01:13
Calling party didn't see any marks, but he did have cords wrapped around his neck.
01:18
He's currently going to be in the kitchen with the caller's brother-in-law.
01:23
He is aware that the caller called, but the 16-year-old male is upset about it.
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Location mentioned:
Corliss Ave, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
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