Welfare check requested for elderly woman receiving morphine, Jersey City NJ


A welfare check was requested near Gifford Ave for a 74-year-old woman after a friend reported someone was giving her morphine and expressed concerns for her health and safety.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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If I check out near Gifford Ave, it's going to be in the basement on the right-hand side.
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We have a third-party caller who's not going to be on scene.
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She's just requesting a welfare check on her best friend.
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She's a 74-year-old female, (name withheld).
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She's stating that her friend told her that somebody was there giving her morphine,
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and she doesn't supposedly suffer from anything that was...
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So she just wants to make sure that she's in good health and not being taken advantage of.
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Location mentioned:
Near Gifford Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07304
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