Search for missing motorist with dementia near Whitney Ave, Holyoke MA
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Missing PersonAccording to the dispatch call, search ongoing for a missing motorist with dementia last seen driving a black Chevrolet 2500 diesel with New Hampshire veteran plates near Whitney Ave in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The vehicle was tracked traveling north on highway 91 and later parked near the state health educational center close to the Homewood Suites. Authorities are checking on the individual's well-being.
Audio|Heard on: Worcester MA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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07:17
Transcript:
00:00
Day 3 to 91 area troopers, standby for a volo,
00:07
overdue motorist with dementia.
00:11
B3 to any 91 area troopers from Springfield to Vermont.
00:16
Bolo for a black Chevrolet 2,500 diesel.
00:20
It has a New Hampshire veteran plate, two marine stickers on it, and an I-Hike sticker.
00:25
The operator is also the registered owner, a (name withheld) out of Bethlehem, New Hampshire.
00:31
He was supposed to go to Attitash Mountain to visit his girlfriend in New Hampshire, ended up three hours away in the Springfield area.
00:41
His daughter have called back for that,
00:45
just called the barracks and said he's 91 North.
00:49
In the area of in the area between the brushhole cutout in West Springfield and Holyoke.
00:57
If down, if found please contact B3 and check well-being for the party.
01:06
BHQ to B3.
01:09
Go ahead, sir.
01:14
Can you actually post somebody up dedicated to that somewhere in the B3 area and BHP to B6? Same info, if you could do the same.
01:25
The one from the tracking on it, the vehicle is being tracked.
01:33
From the tracking on it, it's passed where our code 16 on the TED ramps is, and he's continuing northbound.
01:41
See, P6 and P2 then.
01:44
Let's assign somebody dedicated to that task for each barracks.
01:50
743, B6 and BHQ myself and 252 around Mount Tom.
01:56
We'll stand by here.
01:59
B3, go with the description of the truck again.
02:04
It's a black Chevy 2,500 diesel.
02:08
It has a New Hampshire veteran plate on it.
02:10
Two USMC stickers and then I love hiking, or I hike sticker on it.
02:19
Reiki. Bull Bulla.
02:22
You two, copy that's the rack.
02:23
1661. You have that?
02:27
601 has it.
02:30
B3, do we have a time frame from the tracking?
02:34
From talking to his daughter, it was probably, probably within the last five minutes he was in the 91 north area.
02:44
I don't know how long it takes for the tracker that's in the vehicle to refresh, but it sounded like he was just north of Brush Hill into Holyoke, probably past the mall by the time the call came in based off of the tracker.
03:02
B3, is that a newer model GMC duly?
03:09
She said it was a black 2,500 Chevy diesel.
03:15
I don't know if that would end up being a duly or not.
03:18
All right,
03:21
thank you. Do you, B3, I don't know, can you work on getting a plate?
03:26
She did not have a plate for it.
03:29
All she had was a New Hampshire veteran plate.
03:32
I believe they do stand out quite a bit when you see him.
03:39
Received, if we have a name, date of birth, or anything else we can hand off to Station B and work on that plate.
03:46
Steve, sir, I was just about to cross Station B to see if they could put it out to any local agencies for in case they come across it if he jumps off the highway.
03:54
Receive.
03:57
23 to B.HQ.
04:00
D.HQ.
04:02
B3.
04:05
Thursday, right, we canceled that data license operator.
04:09
We're on 7 with 1.
04:10
We'll get the Sierra one there at the Bears.
04:38
I don't know.
05:06
You know, Thank you.
05:36
We're going to be able to be.
05:58
Gracie, if you advised, we just had one, uh, going to parking.
06:03
Appreciate you, sir, thank you.
06:06
B-Hpute at B3.
06:09
B3.
06:11
Let me know when you're available for a three.
06:16
Standby, sir.
06:17
I'm on the phone with the daughter again.
06:19
B3 and V6 patrols.
06:22
She just called.
06:25
She stated her father was parked off of Whitney Ave near the state health educational center, near the homewood suites.
06:35
Unsure what parking area or how big the radius is, but the vehicle hasn't moved from there in a little bit.
06:42
Between Whitney Ave and Pabola Road.
06:48
23-01 receive.
06:49
I'm flipping at 14 right now.
06:53
B3 to B-HQ, so let me give you two.
06:55
Yeah,
06:58
when you get a second.
07:01
530 to B3. Is that going to be in Holyoke or Springfield?
07:05
Holyoke.
07:07
Right by the Holyoke Mall.
07:10
Richie, climb myself.
07:13
Seven, four, three, me six.
07:15
Myself and two will be en route.
07:17
Call him.
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Whitney Ave, Holyoke, MA 01040
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