Mother reports son with knife boarding bus amid mental distress, Gardner MA
Medical EmergencyA mother reported that her son, who has mental health issues and hears voices, was last seen boarding a MART bus to Fitchburg. He told her he had a knife to protect himself and was wearing a gray sweatshirt, white Nike sneakers, a red backpack, and a Celtics hat.
Audio|Source: Gardner Police
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Transcript:
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Mother, currently near Hemlock Dr, apartment 104.
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States that her son has been having some mental health issues. They just dropped him off at the bus stop at City Hall, Av, possibly getting on the MART bus to go to Fitchburg.
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After they dropped him off, he called the mother, stating that he has a knife on him.
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He's going to use it to protect himself.
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He's going to be wearing a possible gray sweatshirt, white Nike sneakers, a red backpack with a Celtics hat.
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Go south is that all he said?
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Let's call.
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Please note that he's hearing voices.
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Very safe. You can show me out.
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I'm here.
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Copy up.
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461-917.
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Okay.
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I have a female party on Park One looking to see if a Mart bus is going to be able to get up Abbott Street to pick up the people that she has there.
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There's no detail on there. This was unfilled.
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They can get up here.
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Receive the Markbox can.
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Ten, four, just tell them to go the way up Park Street, not down Crystal Lake. They're not going to be able to get down Crystal Lake right now.
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Three feet down Park Street. I'll let them know.
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9-7-8461.
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Came here and that male party was picked up.
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It's already gone out of Gardner.
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The mother was also looking for options about what she can do. I can send you her phone number or as I say that she's near Hemlock Dr apartment 104.
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911-7-78.
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Go ahead, sir.
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Yeah, get the number, call over the mark, or go over the mark, find out what the route is for that bus.
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See if it's still in town, and if it's not, we're going to want to,
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dispatch, we're going to want to call Fitchburg to give them the heads up the dual welfare.
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Location mentioned:
Near Hemlock Dr, Gardner, MA 01440
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