Woman with possible mental health crisis walks into traffic, Mesa AZ
Medical EmergencyA woman in her 20s was seen walking in and out of traffic near the Mesa Drive overpass on U.S. 60. She was banging on car windows and talking to herself. Officers believed she was experiencing a mental health or behavioral crisis.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District
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Transcript:
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Baker 16, 3 Baker 11, copy on a 418[1], 60 near Mesa Drive overpass.
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16.
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It's a 418[1] 60 near Mesa Drive overpass.
00:19
There's an unknown female walking through traffic banging on RP's window.
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She's a female in her 20s, denim long sleeve shirt, black shorts.
00:29
Kathy, real time.
00:31
That's eyes on her.
00:35
Real-time tempore, yeah.
00:36
She's right by the eastbound on-ramp now.
00:39
She was just standing in traffic preventing all the cars turning onto that ramp.
00:45
Just begging for money or something?
00:49
Doesn't appear, though, looks like she's having a mental health issue.
00:55
Perfect.
00:59
Yeah, she's back in the middle of the intersection now, walking southbound in the northbound lane.
01:04
Baker 16, I'm a ways out.
01:05
Do we want to code three response if she's running out into traffic?
01:13
Some Baker 15.
01:14
How many units are going to that hole?
01:18
Just two. I only had two available.
01:24
Some bigger 13.
01:25
I can break if you need another unit for that.
01:30
Well, I'm getting another priority.
01:33
So... Copy, you can send me.
01:40
Okay, I'll work on a 906[2].
01:42
Dobson and Southern just south?
01:45
No.
01:50
Sorry, is Dobson and Southern just...
01:52
Okay,
01:54
Mel in the hospital, down at the bus stop.
02:00
She didn't even break against anywhere.
02:01
You need me?
02:03
Okay.
02:07
If you want to start to that 418[1] at Mesa Drive near the 60 overpass, the one-on-one walking in and out of traffic banging on windows, female, 20s, denim long-sleeve shirt, black shorts.
02:20
Right.
02:25
Realtime. She's out of the road now.
02:27
She is south at the intersection still,
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southbound on the side.
02:32
It's kind of like by the Lincoln dealership.
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She's kind of out of my view now.
02:47
Look, further west into the dealership, I think.
02:51
Yeah, 169-9-97.
02:53
I see her walking on the dealership now.
02:59
She's walking away from me.
03:00
She's talking to herself.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
418: Disturbance involving family, domestic dispute, or altercation requiring police intervention.
[2]
906: Missing person (at-risk)
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Location mentioned:
US-60, Mesa, AZ
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