officers search for homeless woman after suicidal statements, Columbus OH
Police responded to a welfare check for a homeless 40-year-old woman reported to have made suicidal statements. She was last seen after leaving a shelter and is being located using a phone ping near Bethel Road, Columbus. Officers lack a clothing description for her.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 4 Far Northwest
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Transcript:
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472 to Bet Road, numbers are 472.
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It's going to be roughly in this general area.
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We're on 16B slash 34C.
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Our caller's calling from Michigan is asking if you would check on her mother.
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It's a 40-year-old by the name of (name withheld).
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(name withheld),
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our caller this morning.
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She was asking for money and complained about any food or anywhere to go.
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The mother is homeless and is an alcoholic.
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Hang it a second.
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The daughter did offer to give her a bus ride to back to Michigan to get over.
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Mother's response was, I'll just kill myself and buy.
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So they did a phone ping on the mother's phone, and this is approximately where she is at.
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They do not have a clothing description.
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Officers did come in contact with the mother earlier.
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There's an incident number related to that.
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Officers took her to Van Buren.
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Van Buren was contacted.
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They advised that she is left.
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She is not there.
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30-cutt.
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I'm asking the complaint taker to call Van Buren back to see if they can remember a clothing description, so at least we give you something besides a 40-year-old female.
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