Officers check welfare of man with drinking concerns, West Des Moines IA
Officers conducted a welfare check on a man near Vista Dr after his mother expressed concern about his drinking and possible medical issues. They contacted the hospital to verify his status but were uncertain if he was admitted due to confidentiality for substance or mental health treatment.
Audio|Source: Westcom Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Welfare checks near Vista Dr Unit (number withheld). We're checking on a person.
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R.P. is mom.
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I'm sure if he's in the hospital or not. It sounds like he's got a couple issues with drinking. We are calling the hospital now to see if we can get anything.
00:16
Copy thanks. We're both around.
00:22
12-51.
00:29
For your awareness, Methodist West doesn't have his name on file. However, if he's there for any kind of substance for this or mental health, he would not show as a patient, so we're not 100% certain if he's there.
00:41
Copy, can you run him? I know we have a lot of history with him and then check our most recent history and maybe he got transported.
00:49
Yep, that was our most recent history as in the 30th when he was transported to Methodist West, but they said that he might not show if he's there for substance abuse or mental health, so they're not sure.
01:01
Okay, thank you for checking.
01:04
You're welcome.
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Location mentioned:
Near Vista Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50266
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