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Emergency Incidents
Teen with finger cut treated at urgent care
Medical Emergency
University Dr, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, medic One was dispatched to an urgent care facility on University Drive for a reported 17-year-old with a laceration to a finger. The unit arrived on scene. A separate detector activation in a hall was reported as a malfunction and the system was reset.
Faulty fire alarm at Old Chapel on Hicks Way
Fire
Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported fire alarm at a chapel on Hicks Way. They found no visible fire and determined the alarm was caused by a malfunctioning detector, which was reset and handled by building staff. A separate medical call was dispatched to an urgent care facility on University Drive for a juvenile with a finger laceration.
Smoke detector alarm at Colonial Village complex
Fire
Colonial Village, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported smoke detector activation at Colonial Village near Belchertown Road. Engine One arrived on scene, reported nothing showing, and established command at the location.
Woman appearing confused and frail near South Pleasant and Northampton
Medical Emergency
S Pleasant St & Northampton Rd, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to check on an approximately 50-year-old woman near South Pleasant Street and Northampton Road after a passerby reported she appeared confused, frail, and possibly trying to hitchhike near a house.
Report of person hiding in church basement
Suspicious Activity
N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a church on North Pleasant Street for a report of a possible suspicious person or trespass. An anonymous caller said she may have seen someone hiding behind a removed baseboard in a side room in the basement after a meeting around 8 p.m. the previous night, and no one was present when officers were sent.
86-year-old male injured shin after fall at group home
Medical Emergency
N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, medic 3 responded to a group home near North Pleasant Street for a reported 86-year-old man with a shin injury after falling out of bed.
Teen female with mental health issues requests hospital transport
Medical Emergency
Mill Ln, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews responded to a reported mental health crisis involving a juvenile female at a residence near Mill Lane in Amherst. Police were already on scene, and responders were asked to come without lights and sirens for a voluntary transport to a hospital.
Teen girl has panic attack after argument with mother
Medical Emergency
Mill Ln, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were sent to a home near Mill Lane for a well-being check on a juvenile female who reported having a panic attack after a verbal argument with her mother. She requested to speak with an officer, later asked to cancel, and was reported to be calmer by the time of the radio traffic.
Well-being check requested for teen experiencing panic attack
Suspicious Activity
Mill Ln, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch broadcast a well-being check after a 911 call from a 17-year-old female reporting a panic attack and requesting to speak with an officer following a verbal argument with her mother (no physical violence reported). Separate radio traffic also mentioned an attempt to locate a lost iPhone pinging somewhere behind/near North Pleasant St, and a loud music complaint.
Noise complaint from vehicle in Pleasant Village area
Disturbance
N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers handled a noise complaint involving loud music reportedly shaking neighbors’ walls, traced to a vehicle in a parking lot in the Pleasant Village area. In a separate call, a 17-year-old female reported a panic attack and requested to speak with an officer after a verbal disagreement with her mother at a residence near Mill Lane; she later asked to cancel, but officers advised they would still respond.
Officer stops vehicle at Main and Webster
Traffic
Main St & Webster St, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a possible traffic stop involving a vehicle at the intersection of Main Street and Webster Street in Amherst.
Complaint of car racing with loud muffler
Traffic
Main St, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, a caller reported a car with a loud muffler possibly racing up and down near a station. An officer in the area said they would check the situation.
Traffic stop on Triangle Street by Kellogg Avenue
Traffic
Triangle St & Kellogg Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a possible traffic stop near Triangle Street and Kellogg Avenue in Amherst involving a vehicle with a Massachusetts license plate.
People reported climbing inside old Jones Library site
Suspicious Activity
Temporary Location, 101 University Dr, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of three people climbing inside the old Jones Library site on Amity Street. The officer later reported that the people had left the area.
Intoxicated 18-year-old at Haigis Mall bus stop
Substance Use
Haigis Mall, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA 01003
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched to a bus stop near Haigis Mall and UMass on Presidents Drive for a reported 18-year-old woman who was highly intoxicated.
Officer stops vehicle at South College 501
Traffic
Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer is conducting a possible traffic stop near South College in Amherst involving a vehicle with a specific license plate.
Caller makes anonymous 911 call from parking lot
Suspicious Activity
Boltwood Walk, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a 911 open line near Boltwood Walk. A caller later reported being in a parking lot near a garage stairway, did not want to speak with police, and was reportedly drinking while trying to call anonymously.
Traffic stop for previously reported driver
Traffic
Main St, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near Main Street and Bowdoin Street in Amherst involving a white BMW. The stop followed a prior report of a possible impaired driver, and a breath test reportedly showed zero alcohol.
Loud music complaint at Puffton Village
Disturbance
N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible loud music complaint from a car near North Pleasant Street at an apartment complex, with a specific apartment mentioned.
Bonfires reported in yard on Lincoln Avenue
Fire
Lincoln Apartments, 345 Lincoln Ave, Amherst, MA 01002
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to the area of Lincoln Avenue near Fieldstone Lane for a reported still alarm about people possibly lighting bonfires in a yard. A medic unit also reported transporting one person to a hospital.
