Person reported suicidal at Maple Ridge Road address, Reading MA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were sent to a location near Maple Ridge Road after an ex-boyfriend reported receiving text messages indicating a person was threatening to kill herself. Responders attempted contact, but the person denied the threat.
Audio|Heard on: Reading Police & Fire Dispatch
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03:51
Transcript:
00:00
Reading Police and Fire, near Maple Ridge Road.
00:04
We have a concerned ex-boyfriend calling in that he's receiving concerning text messages indicating self-harm.
00:16
Take that, that doesn't it? Receited, no.
00:25
One time if you can start that way, too.
00:28
Receive.
00:34
Go on 17, Renick.
00:36
On 17.
00:39
Do we have any info on the party that he's calling about?
00:44
Affirmative. Her name is (name withheld),
00:48
and it's his ex-girlfriend.
00:50
He's been getting Q5[1] messages for the last half hour or so.
01:11
8.117.
01:15
117.
01:17
117.
01:21
The history of that party from a few years ago with nothing recent, I don't believe.
01:29
Let's see.
01:34
Fire P1, same traffic.
01:38
Receive, Reading Fire with a still alarm.
01:40
Engine 3, Medic 1 responding to near Maple Ridge Road for the medical lake.
01:51
Oh, I'm 17, Ryan.
01:53
17.
01:55
Control me going out.
01:57
Receive.
02:02
990117. Stand by on making contact.
02:07
Receive.
02:12
One-17-rank, can you have the FPG stage for now?
02:20
And then I can see that.
02:21
The last traffic, please.
02:25
I'm just passing on to have the FB stage for right now.
02:28
I see.
02:35
And on the units, I have the reporting party sending me his screenshot of text messages stating that she was going to kill herself tonight.
02:46
Listen.
02:53
Hey, that one.
03:07
9809.
03:09
Go ahead.
03:13
Right.
03:14
At C6A and Maple Ridge, try and make contact, my name is (name withheld).
03:18
Her former name is (name withheld).
03:21
She's about 50 years old and she's been, it sounds like going up and down on that on us.
03:25
Just see if we can get her side of the story of this.
03:31
Making contact now.
03:32
She's denying it.
03:36
Let's see, there was no stated means or anything like that, just a statement of I wanted to kill myself.
03:42
Thank you very far from Pue 1, we're on seat.
03:50
You're on, sir.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Q5: Suicidal person or individual expressing suicidal thoughts or intentions
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Location mentioned:
Maple Ridge Rd, Reading, MA 01867
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