Officers respond to disturbance at Tufts Medical Center, Boston MA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a possible disturbance at Tufts Medical Center involving a person reported to have brandished a knife. Upon investigation, they determined that no knife was involved. The individual appeared to be intoxicated and was yelling on a train. Emergency medical staff evaluated the person at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: MBTA Transit Police
Listen to dispatch call
03:2
Transcript:
00:00
Sir, can you start touring Tufts? We've got a report of a male party who brandished a knife.
00:08
10-4[1] en route.
00:11
I'll get you the train car in a 2nd.
00:15
It's gonna be (number withheld).
00:23
Is that inbound or outbound?
00:31
Southbound.
00:37
Up and off D now, sir.
00:40
Ten four.
00:45
One one four is going ten six on.
00:51
Ten four.
00:57
Alpha Sierra, operations.
01:02
Alpha Sierra, go ahead.
01:04
All right, so there's got to be an ambulance they're evaluating now.
01:07
J site is going to carry the report and I'm going to have the alpha 110 follow them once EMS determine for harm too.
01:14
So get on conditions.
01:19
Tag four.
01:25
I'm gonna put it up at ten six.
01:30
Ten four.
01:31
One one four up.
01:34
One one four.
01:36
Show me out with one party, southbound platform.
01:40
All right, 1040.
01:44
This is Tufts, correct?
01:51
That's affirmative.
01:52
One alpha is going off with him right now.
01:54
All right, ten four.
01:58
Looks like we had some sort of verbal dispute at (number withheld).
02:03
(Description withheld: individual clothing details redacted for privacy).
02:13
Alpha 115, Aubrey.
02:16
115.
02:20
Go ahead.
02:23
Storm 10-7, paper exchange.
02:24
Do you need me somewhere?
02:31
Uh, sir, I think we should be good.
02:33
I think we're good at Tufts, good at DTC.
02:44
One more photo.
02:47
Gotcha.
02:49
Oh, you can call anybody else coming down.
02:51
We're working things out.
02:53
I was talking to multiple witnesses.
02:55
Doesn't appear that there was any knife involved.
02:59
Just intoxicated and yelling on the train for right now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
Disclaimer:
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Location mentioned:
Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02116
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