Unresponsive male checked near vehicles at Rivet St and Acushnet Ave, New Bedford MA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/29/2025 10:31 PM

Rivet St & Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA 02740

A male near vehicles at the intersection of Rivet Street and Acushnet Avenue did not respond to phone contact. Officers checked the area and parked vehicles for the subject but initially could not find him. The male was heard inside a vehicle but remained unresponsive to callers.

Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS

02:31

Transcript:

00:00

22. Control 103 is currently in darkness.

00:09

So anybody can try to call back.

00:14

Affirmative.

00:15

Okay, minute.

00:20

Control to 22. 22. 22.

00:26

The phone answered, but the call-taker is getting no response from the male.

00:34

I'll receive this is still hanging in the same area.

00:42

Okay.

00:44

All right. Okay.

00:59

35 control.

01:02

35.

01:03

I'll see you know where to be 16 months.

01:06

Coffee.

01:10

File off, you two.

01:13

Go ahead, do you in two.

01:16

Patients with DAG, it's beautiful, and secure it.

01:18

Unit 2, 1 clear in the scene.

01:22

All right, all copy is going to clear in the scene. Can alter change as you want.

01:33

Andrew One.

01:39

Probably, thank you.

01:47

Control the 22.

01:50

Okay.

01:52

Call take her still on the phone with that male, still not responding, but it sounds like he's getting back inside of the vehicle.

02:03

I appreciate the controls the street by standing in the middle of the intersection of Acushnet and Rivet and I cannot observe anybody near a motor vehicle.

02:13

Copy.

02:14

Twenty-two, two-eighth.

02:17

Twenty-two.

02:20

Charles is rehabilited to check the all of the parked vehicles on Cushnet from Rivet to Potomska.

02:26

You have absolutely not controlling you can put us out right on nine, community center.

02:31

Coffee.

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Rivet St & Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, MA 02740

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