Elderly man threatens self-harm; says he may pretend to have a firearm

Heard on: Madison County IL Law Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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89 year old male, threatening to walk into a pond, Lilac Road and St.

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Jacob.

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10-4.

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9934

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Lilac Road.

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EMS is responding.

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10-4.

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10-369 information.

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Go ahead.

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They're now advising that he just told the caller's sister over the phone that he's going to pretend he has a firearm

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so that he gets shot.

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10-4, is he by himself at the house?

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Negative, I have the caller on scene there.

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10-4, can you make sure the caller, make sure that he doesn't do that?

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He's out walking, the caller's.

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Inside the residence,

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not in route.

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Cars

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advising there are firearms in the residence, but they don't believe that he took any with him.

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And he did say he's just going to pretend.

2026-10-18 15:32 UTC

Medical Emergency

Lilac Rd, St Jacob, IL 62281

Elderly man threatens self-harm; says he may pretend to have a firearm

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports an 89-year-old man near Lilac Rd in St. Jacob who threatened to walk into a pond and told the caller’s sister he would pretend to have a firearm so he gets shot. Caller is on scene; the man is outside walking. Firearms are reportedly in the residence but believed not taken; EMS is responding.

Elderly man threatens self-harm; says he may pretend to have a firearm

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