Woman with panic attack drives away from mental health center

Heard on: Aroostook - Presque Isle, Mapleton, Ashland, Washburn Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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(name withheld) granddaughter called saying that she left the HHS in Caribou headed back towards Presque Isle.

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A red Chevy Impala.

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Working on getting the plate, haven't got it.

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She's got nowhere to go.

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Granddaughter says she had kind of a meltdown.

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Doesn't believe she's in the mental state to drive right now.

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Again, possibly had a panic attack, but has nowhere to go.

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Guessing there's no 28.

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Where could I get a 28 now?

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That's call 311.

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Go ahead.

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28 is Maine (number withheld).

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I'm a red 2013 Chevy Impala.

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(number withheld),

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no tree.

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10-4, show me on route one now.

2026-10-26 16:57 UTC

Medical Emergency

Skyway Dr, Caribou, ME 04736

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report that a woman left a health facility in Caribou and was driving toward Presque Isle in a red Chevy Impala after a possible panic attack. Her granddaughter said she did not believe the woman was in a mental state to drive and had nowhere to go. Officers were sent to check on her along Route 1.