Elderly woman wandering near 7th and Garfield, Gary IN
Medical EmergencyA caller requested a welfare check for an elderly woman walking near 7th and Garfield. She was described wearing a purple shirt, white flower pants, and having gray hair. Officers reported she was walking toward Fifth Avenue. The caller said the woman had been dropped off in the area and appeared lost.
Audio|Source: Lake County Public Safety
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Transcript:
I'll be running northbound. What's a description? Are you doing that too? (number withheld). Community. I just have a pending Welfare Check[1] 7th and Garfield for an hourly female that was seen walking down the street. Here, what's phone? Copy (number withheld), (name withheld). Sorry, I'm up here. (number withheld), just for information, she's walking towards Fifth Avenue. Me and elderly black female wearing purple shirt with white flower pants and gray hair. just walking down the street from her it looks like a caller staffed and talked to her she said she was looking for her in a street in Valpo and advised that she was dropped off here
I'll be running northbound. What's a description? Are you doing that too? (number withheld). Community. I just have a pending Welfare Check[1] 7th and Garfield for an hourly female that was seen walking down the street. Here, what's phone? Copy (number withheld), (name withheld). Sorry, I'm up here. (number withheld), just for information, she's walking towards Fifth Avenue. Me and elderly black female wearing purple shirt with white flower pants and gray hair. just walking down the street from her it looks like a caller staffed and talked to her she said she was looking for her in a street in Valpo and advised that she was dropped off here
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Welfare Check: Check on wellbeing of person
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Location mentioned:
Garfield St & W 7th Ave, Gary, IN 46404
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