Person on Church Street bridge appears to attempt suicide


Caller reports a man on the Church Street Bridge who threw his hat and phone into the water and is now crawling on the ledge. Police, negotiators and fire crews are responding and the bridge is closed to traffic.
Audio|Source: Toledo Police Central Dispatch
02:52
Transcript:
Reporting a Code 3[1] suicide on the Church Street Bridge. Time is 2228. We have a male standing on the edge of the bridge. It's a white male or Hispanic male. Do I have anybody that can pull off and head that way? 320, we'll head that way. 320, we'll show you going. 4.05, I'm okay. 4.05, okay. And 320. He's going to have a white tank top gray short. He threw his hat into the water. 320. We'll just send somebody straight out from roll call to that code 18. Okay. Do we know if he's on the north side or the south side of the bridge? 320 doesn't say we can ask. And 320 he just threw his phone into the water. He's about 10, the caller is about 10 feet away from the mail. The call was put in for east. Sound 320. We'll show you going 411. 320, 411. He's going to be closer to downtown near the construction. 11 in the area. 411 in the area. 411 in the area. Air is going to be closed. PS 643, I'm out with him too. PS643. PS643, we have you out with him. And an update from the caller, he's now crawling on the ledge. Do you want to get a negotiating route? Do I have any negotiators monitoring central that can head that way? 20-on-team. On C-20, it remains closed. And cruise on scene at Cherry Street, we're still working on a negotiator (name withheld). Four or five to those crews that are responding close the bridge down on both sides. Crews on Cherry Street, fire's got traffic closed on the bridge. We're position our units now.
Police codes explained
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[1]
Code 3: Emergency response (often used for life-threatening situations)
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Location mentioned:
Church St, Toledo, OH 43605
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