Welfare check on man with reported mental health concerns, Staunton VA
Medical EmergencyPolice conducted a welfare check on a man at Sanbury Commons Apartments after concerns from his son. The man sent texts claiming people asked him to contact the FBI and Army and that invisible people were holding friends and family hostage. He has a history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and drug use, but no violence was reported.
Audio|Source: Staunton Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Sanbury Commons, 200 East Avenue, apartment near 12, welfare check on a (name withheld) call is going to be a son.
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Somebody's been sending text messages, saying people have been asking him to send him the FBI and the Army, saying his phone sign and his friends and family are being held hostage and the people are invisible.
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He is bipolar and schizophrenic, takes monthly injection for his medication, does not know if he has been doing that, does have a history of drug use. He does not have a vehicle that would be in the driveway. We do have a look for him to 96 and narcotics user.
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That car would like to call back from an officer after the checks been done.
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Staunton, VA 24401
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