Elderly woman banging head and yelling in apartment

Heard on: Douglas Fire

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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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Douglas Fire Alarm to all on-duty EMS personnel, respond to the Riddlebrook Apartments for a Section 12[1].

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Again, Douglas Fire Alarm to all on-duty EMS personnel, respond to the Riddlebrook Apartments for a Section 12[1].

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Stand by on the apartment number.

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Headquarters, out.

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This is headquarters.

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It's going to be apartment (number withheld) .

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(number withheld).

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All right, alarm.

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You can show eight two service one en route.

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Received eight two service one en route.

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Fire alarm to both responding units.

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Just so you guys are aware, it's apartment (number withheld) to an elderly female party.

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She was found banging her head and yelling about how she wanted to die.

Police codes explained

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Section 12: Involuntary emergency psychiatric evaluation or transport under Massachusetts law (MGL c.123 §12).

8/12/2026 05:25 PM

Medical Emergency

West St, Douglas, MA 01516

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched to an apartment at Riddlebrook Apartments in Douglas for a possible involuntary psychiatric evaluation of an elderly woman who was reportedly banging her head and saying she wanted to die.