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Westlake Welfare Check Finds 91-Year-Old Safe, Focused on a Video Game

The episode highlights how the city's daily check-in system prompts in-person checks when calls go unanswered.

Overview

  • The Westlake participant, who missed her daily call on April 9, prompted a police visit after relatives also could not reach her.
  • Officers used a garage code to enter after seeing her car inside and found her safe in her bedroom playing a bubble-pop game.
  • Police said she had ignored calls while trying to beat her personal record in the game.
  • Her name was withheld as local outlets aired edited bodycam video and newly released dispatch audio to protect her privacy.
  • Officials touted the voluntary Confirm OK program, which is run with Community Services, noting it also spurred a January check that helped a fallen resident.