Homeless man with head bandages causes concern outside store, Beckley WV
Disorderly ConductPolice responded to a homeless man with head bandages loitering outside the Kroger near Harper Road in Beckley. Customers felt scared and the man requested medical transport to the hospital.
Audio|Source: Raleigh County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I have a call coming in, near Harper Road at Kroger.
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They advise there's older white male bandages on his head.
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Currently on the sidewalk, have been sleeping where the buggies are kept, possibly homeless, advised he's in a dark gray or green winter coat and gray jeans, carrying a bag.
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Was there last night and fell into the doors this morning and went to the hospital and now he's back, customers are scared as they're trying to leave.
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Klein, I'll take care of that, so you can get caught up.
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Control 219 will be around for that.
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Copy, 2311.
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Did you say customers were scared of him when they're leaving? Was that the issue?
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Affirmative.
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Sounds like Mr.
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(name withheld).
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How we dealt with him earlier, I don't think he was bandaged up.
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Do it under control.
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What time was standing count cleared? Two,
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three.
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Two, four, thank you.
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Negative, just one.
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Tip, I'm not able to locate you getting cleared.
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Copy.
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Control one, three,
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four. One, three, four.
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You can go ahead and clear both cards, Esenar.
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Copy.
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Down.
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Control 6392.
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6392.
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We're going to be busy.
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Copy, 2313.
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Control, 27.
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27.
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You give me a number for Southkeeper Street and clear it and then start new one for Park Avenue, please.
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Got me, 2314.
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Control 219.
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219.
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We're talking to here at Crows.
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Copy.
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Today last saw him on the sidewalk, he had been around the buggies.
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Controls 5014.
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6-042.
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6042 The house you're looking for is going to be a brown.
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There's going to be a brown two-story house with a chain-link fence There's going to be a red blazer in the driveway.
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Copy.
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Control 219.
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219. Dispatch me an ambulance.
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He wants to go to the hospital.
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2317.
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And believe it or not, it's Mr.
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(name withheld).
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Quality Control, pageers 635, page of 635, respond to near Harper Road, Kroger, and Beckley,
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for law enforcement on scene with a male subject requesting the hospital repeating.
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Pager 635, respond to near Harper Road.
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Harper Road, Beckley at Kroger,
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2319.
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We'll see anything.
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Just out of curiosity, see if (name withheld) has been trespassed for Kroger's on Harper Road.
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It's been trespassed from everywhere else up here.
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Location mentioned:
Harper Rd, Beckley, WV 25801
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