Police respond to mental health crisis with threats of rifle, Macomb County MI


Police responded to a mental health emergency at a residence near Garfield Rd. A male caller previously threatened to use a rifle but denied suicidal intent and ended the call. A female was present and instructed to leave the house. Officers prepared and made entry to secure the house.
Audio|Source: Macomb County Police, Fire, and EMS
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Transcript:
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To be advised, he's denied and he said he had a rifle and he was going to come off right now.
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Four.
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I'm sorry. I was looking something, honey, I am sorry. I was a little mind.
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Go for commandant.
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Dispitch testing station one.
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Well, that's the test thing.
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Dispatch testing station 3.
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8896, just confirming you're on the back side.
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Dispatch testing box alarm, test out 630A1.
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Yes.
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If we're correct, I am just next to handling here on the corner,
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behind the houses.
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Okay, we advise where it's straight across.
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9-2165, just offset your cell case, stuff happens so there's no crossfire.
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I'm pretty sure.
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Save if I did you too.
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And we're suspicious
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He became upset and hung off the phone, but he's denying that he is suicidal at this time. He said he called the hop line.
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The helpline,
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they asked him if he could do something. He said, I could do something five minutes or 20 years.
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Talk to that.
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Can you call Beaumont health back and can confirm?
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He specifically said to them verbatim, we know what we're at here. In other words,
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we'll treat this as if he just called for help and doesn't need our assistance.
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He's communicated on the phone for a while.
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That's your point in the driveway.
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The Sade Squad sets transporting in 4-1. Go on.
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Lincoln Young, 747.
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Copy.
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126 for Toronto.
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Copy. Copy. Time.
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Bye.
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Warren's slide, seven, perfect. Okay.
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Senator for Warren, go ahead.
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Senator Ford, Warren, Swett, Your Honor, Party, Free with the age-five-year-old female. Chief Complaint is going to be Dizzy and Spendil.
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Say, hey, Jay to the speaker.
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Stay-ish.
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Space.
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Five sixty-five.
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And...
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...their yard, the caller's yard that is,
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and acting wildlife specifically scum.
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That's 36. That's 565.
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That's 565.
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555 discussion for a second. We're on the phone with him. There's a female also. Female's going to come out and talk to us.
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I instruct you to come out of the house and just come down the street to the right, to her right, so towards where our cars are parked.
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David,
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Edward.
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We got an open door. We're going to make entry.
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Tackle-Bellon-Garfield, 1-450-Garfield, lease motion.
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The Comptan dispatch, I'll be clear, you can leave six hours.
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Okay.
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And for Edward Cooke.
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Okay.
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She's got to blink it around.
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Yeah, we'll be clear. The rover.
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23 is such.
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House is clear.
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We're secure.
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Garfield Rd, Michigan
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