Man walking to hospital saying he is suicidal, South Haven MI


A man called (name withheld) is walking to the hospital saying he is suicidal and unsure if he will make it. He refuses police contact to avoid worsening his mental state and also refuses ambulance transport. Dispatch is keeping phone contact to monitor his safety.
Audio|Source: Van Buren Fire and Police
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Transcript:
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or a suicidal.
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613.
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613. If you could search for the intersection of Center Street and Superior Street, we have a (name withheld) on the line advising he was walking to the hospital for suicidal tendencies.
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Then he stated he's unsure if he's going to make it.
00:21
So on the line with him.
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Okay.
00:57
Six on three.
00:59
Your caller is advising that he is a felon, stated he did not want contact from police,
01:07
stated it would put him into a more psychotic episode.
01:15
Is he willing to be transported by Shays?
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And he is specifically stating he has issues with certain officers. I think it's 612, 617, and 620. I'm clear how we would interact with you guys. We were asking to transform by Shades.
01:46
Yeah, asking if he's long ago with Shays and see if they'll respond.
01:53
Claire, I believe they generally do not like to enter 1096 scenes unless an officer is on scene.
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He is stating that he'll get along with officers as long as it's not one of those three previously listed.
02:07
Right, I'd go, but we're kind of in the middle of something here.
02:12
We will ask him.
02:22
He is refusing an ambulance, would you still like me to tell him anyway?
02:29
No,
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just ask him to stand by and tell him, we'll come get him.
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