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Incident Report for Case #2012-121551

Incident Type

Check Person

Incident Date

05/07/2012 - 12:58 AM

Address

606 S. Whitney Way (Walgreen's parking lot)

Details

A Madison Police officer was able to convince a distraught 21-year old man that he was there to help him, and the man put down a 3 1/2 foot sword early Monday morning. He had been swinging it around in the parking lot of a S. Whitney Way pharmacy, saying he wanted police to kill him. The man was transported to a hospital.

Released 05/08/2012 at 11:20 AM by PIO Joel DeSpain

The location shown is approximate & may not be accurate.

 

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