Person threatens suicide in bathtub with firearm, Portage IN


A call was received about a person in Portage who is feeling suicidal. He is in a bathtub, drinking alcohol, and has a firearm with him. The concern was raised by a co-worker.
Audio|Source: Porter County Public Safety
02:4
Transcript:
That's fine. We were next. We have a caller on the line, sitting his co-worker, (name withheld), had called another friend on Snapchat video, that he's suicidal. He's in his bathtub drinking alcohol and has a firearm in his hand. You know, he lives in Portage. However, they're unable to provide his date of birth. We have an old phone number. He lives alone. He's approximately 25 to 26 years old. 10-4[1]. Are we able to ping that cell number? We only have an old phone number. He got a new one a few weeks ago. I can search it to see if we have history with it. Step one, thank you. We don't have anything. We have a prior call with his old phone number at (number withheld). It's the only history we have. I believe that may be an apartment. Is there an apartment number with there an apartment number with it? (name withheld), being out of Evergreen to check for that vehicle and check to see if his name's on one of the tabs at the apartment. Time for. For information, there is no apartment number. He was checked. Should be apartment 208. Or does she cut out close with the payroll. 2-10. 210. 201 as well. 201 as well. 201. 21. 162
That's fine. We were next. We have a caller on the line, sitting his co-worker, (name withheld), had called another friend on Snapchat video, that he's suicidal. He's in his bathtub drinking alcohol and has a firearm in his hand. You know, he lives in Portage. However, they're unable to provide his date of birth. We have an old phone number. He lives alone. He's approximately 25 to 26 years old. 10-4[1]. Are we able to ping that cell number? We only have an old phone number. He got a new one a few weeks ago. I can search it to see if we have history with it. Step one, thank you. We don't have anything. We have a prior call with his old phone number at (number withheld). It's the only history we have. I believe that may be an apartment. Is there an apartment number with there an apartment number with it? (name withheld), being out of Evergreen to check for that vehicle and check to see if his name's on one of the tabs at the apartment. Time for. For information, there is no apartment number. He was checked. Should be apartment 208. Or does she cut out close with the payroll. 2-10. 210. 201 as well. 201 as well. 201. 21. 162
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Portage, IN
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