Elderly woman with dementia holds letter opener, Piedmont CA


An elderly woman with severe dementia was holding a sharp letter opener and told her caregiver to leave. The caregiver waited outside and asked police to remove the letter opener.
Audio|Source: Piedmont Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Units, let me just start to near Ricardo Ave.
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RP is going to be the social worker advising that resident (name withheld), 80-year-old female with severe dementia,
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is there with a caregiver, but she is holding a long, sharp letter opener and telling the caregiver to get out. Caregiver is outside of home, on the porch.
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They're just requesting us to respond to take away the letter opener.
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Marthy, copy, in route.
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16, I copy.
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None of course.
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I'm not in route, too. I just be advised we're all CIT.
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Copy. CIT drain.
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And what up three? I have experience with the social worker and the subject.
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None of course.
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One of three, I'm nine o eight.
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Number four.
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One sixteen, nine oake.
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Nine of four.
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We've made contact.
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Copy code for me,
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contact. Copy code for me, contact.
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One of three, we've made contact.
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There's no knife or letter opener at this point.
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We should be code for.
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Copy code for. Copy code for.
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