Police search for missing person near Ashley Blvd, New Bedford MA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, police units in New Bedford responded to a possible missing person case near Ashley Boulevard. A mother reported her teenage son missing after he left home about 15 minutes earlier, last seen heading toward a nearby park. Officers gathered a physical description and coordinated efforts to locate him, including considering a cell phone ping to assist in the search.
Audio|Heard on: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
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02:40
Transcript:
00:00
Truck unit 33 and 38, do you have a description of this male?
00:06
Dark brown hair, green eyes, gray sweatshirt,
00:09
camo sweatpants, and tan boots.
00:12
For me, (name withheld).
00:18
Careful.
00:22
Is the mother out around the park looking for him too, or no?
00:28
She called from near Ashley Boulevard.
00:34
Stated he took off approximately 15 minutes ago heading towards the park area.
00:47
You want me to go speak to the mother? See what's going on.
00:51
Yeah, if you don't mind.
00:52
Thank you.
00:55
I'll be in out control.
00:58
Ten four.
01:05
Thirty-three control.
01:08
Thirty-three coming.
01:11
Yeah, I'm waiting with two.
01:14
Affirmative.
01:23
Control, can you call the mother to see if he maybe has a cell phone?
01:26
If he does, then possibly ping it, we can.
01:34
34 to control and 33, I'm pulling up at the house.
01:36
I'll go speak with the mother.
01:37
I'll get all the information.
01:56
30 to control, we're going to police.
02:02
10-4[1].
02:14
Man, that's probably a call for Ashley Boulevard.
02:17
Do we know, was that the 14-year-old who called that in originally to the desk?
02:33
Yeah, the first call on that was from him calling, so I got to swap out.
02:37
Can we try and ping that cell phone, please?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Ashley Blvd, New Bedford, MA 02745
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