Person in crisis near UAB West located by deputies, Bessemer AL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a situation near UAB West in Bessemer involving a person who had reportedly left care and was running along Pocahontas Street. The individual may have been in psychiatric distress and was later seen near a bridge and a movie theater parking lot. Deputies and security coordinated to locate the person, who was eventually found safely.
Audio|Heard on: Jefferson AL Law Dispatch Group Calls
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03:22
Transcript:
00:00
Get you to patrol around UAB West, near Medical Center West Drive.
00:04
Colors advising a psychiatric patient has escaped.
00:08
They're running down Pocahontas.
00:10
It's going to be a person wearing tan boots, blue jeans, and a black shirt wrapped in a hospital blanket.
00:20
Eight seven, I am helping with that.
00:25
Base is located.
00:36
72, we need to know if that's a voluntary committal or not.
00:49
It's going to be an involuntary commitment.
01:20
They are advising security is also trying to get them.
01:53
I'm on Pocahontas in front of the hospital.
01:57
You can see the group up on the bridge.
02:01
They said the person is threatening to jump from a bridge.
02:21
Eight seven, they said they think the person went into the movie theater parking lot.
03:10
I've got them in sight.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Medical W Wy, Bessemer, AL 35022
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