Emergency response to possible mental health incident in Richmond, Richmond CA
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Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were dispatched to a possible mental health incident near Pennsylvania Avenue and 3rd Street in Richmond. The call involved activation of an emergency button in an area called the quad. Responders communicated staging and readiness during the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Hercules Pinole Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
00:45
Transcript:
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BLS 10, 5150[1], Richmond, near Pennsylvania Avenue, cross of 3rd Street.
00:05
Stage for PD.
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Good.
00:08
I can hear our subjects talking in the background saying the light went off and it's on the emergency bench.
00:14
Happy, I'll take a look around.
00:20
They said the button was actually pressed in there in the quad.
00:25
Okay. All right.
00:28
BLS-10, Coneyman.
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3-12 versus Ryan will be waiting for you.
00:34
B-L-S-10. Do you copy stage?
00:36
B-LF10.
00:38
B-LS-10, go ahead.
00:43
B-LS-10, copy stage.
00:45
Copy stage.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
5150: Involuntary psychiatric hold for individuals posing danger to self/others or gravely disabled.
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Location mentioned:
Pennsylvania Ave, Richmond, CA 94801
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