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Emergency Incidents
Accidental hang-up call traced to phone issues
Other Incidents
Washington St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a hang-up or open line call from a residence on Washington Street, with several prior open lines from the same location. The caller appeared to be having phone issues and was reportedly communicating with a phone company to resolve them. Separately, a suspicious man was reported walking along Main Street, knocking on windows, and then heading toward a nearby bank.
Warning issued for expired vehicle registration
Traffic
W Central St & School St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer conducted a traffic stop near West Central Street and a school in Franklin involving a vehicle with a Massachusetts license plate. The officer issued a warning to the registered owner for expired registration and then cleared the scene.
Erratic driving by blue Subaru near West Central Street
Traffic
W Central St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a blue Subaru driving erratically between lanes on Route 140 near West Central Street and a nearby restaurant, then possibly turning onto Fisher Street.
Welfare check at Union Street apartment
Welfare Check
Union St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to conduct a welfare check at an apartment on Union Street in Franklin, Massachusetts, for a person identified by a first name and a spelled-out last name.
Suspicious vehicle checked at Franklin apartment
Suspicious Activity
Union St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at an apartment complex on Union Street. They obtained a vehicle identification number and described a dark gray 2010 Chevy sedan associated with a party at the address, then cleared the vehicle call.
Report of unsafe driving near high school
Suspicious Activity
Pond St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report of a gray Jeep with its top off carrying about eight children on school property near Pond Street in Franklin. The vehicle reportedly pulled onto the school grounds a few minutes earlier before the caller lost sight of it.
Woman has panic attack at 7-Eleven in Franklin
Medical Emergency
King St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency involving a 35-year-old woman in a black Lexus sedan at a convenience store on King Street in Franklin. She reportedly had shortness of breath and might be having a panic attack and about to pass out.
Note on locked door prompts welfare check
Suspicious Activity
King St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a welfare check at a blue house on King Street after a caller reported a note on the locked door saying not to open and no vehicles in the driveway. Units coordinated their approach near Walnut Drive.
89-year-old man with respiratory distress in Franklin apartment
Medical Emergency
Presidential Arms: Building A, 491 W Central St b1, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire and EMS crews were dispatched to an apartment complex on West Central Street in Franklin for an elderly man reported to be in respiratory distress and unable to walk.
Paperwork service at Central Park Terrace residence
Other Incidents
Central Park Terrace, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were asked to provide paperwork service to a person at a location near Central Park Terrace in Franklin, Massachusetts.
Child having spastic seizures at school nurse's office
Medical Emergency
Lincoln St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call at a school nurse’s office on Lincoln Street in Franklin for a juvenile male student with reported seizure activity that had stopped before arrival. Staff were to guide responders to the left side of the building.
Commercial fire alarm at Union Street business
Fire
Union St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported commercial fire alarm at a two-story masonry building near Union Street in Franklin. Local and smoke alarms were sounding, but nothing was visible on arrival, and crews investigated the address, which was confirmed as (number withheld) Union Street despite a connection to another Union Street address.
(address_number withheld) woman falls in garage with facial cuts
Medical Emergency
Highbank Rd, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, franklin Fire and EMS responded to a reported trauma at a home on High Bank Road, where a 70-year-old woman reportedly fell in a garage and cut her nose and chin, with bleeding from her face and hands. She was reported to be breathing normally and talking.
Elderly woman with cardiac issue at senior living
Medical Emergency
Forge Hill Rd, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a reported medical emergency at a senior living facility on Forge Hill Road in Franklin for an 87-year-old woman with an elevated pulse and a history of AFIB.
73-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain at urgent care
Medical Emergency
W Central St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units responded to a medical call for a 73-year-old woman with severe abdominal pain at an urgent care facility on West Central Street in Franklin. Engine 4 took the call and reported being on scene.
73-year-old man with chest pain at urgent care
Medical Emergency
W Central St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call at a hospital on West Central Street for a 73-year-old man in an urgent care room with chest pain and shortness of breath.
Hang-up 911 call with prior disorderly
Suspicious Activity
Highwood Dr, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a 911 hang-up call from a residence near Highwood Drive. A callback was answered, and someone in the background was heard telling the caller to hang up. There was also a prior disorderly incident reported at the same location.
Well-being check at Hilton Inn near central area
Medical Emergency
Union St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers requested a call be generated for a reported well-being check at a hotel room. The check involved a person identified by first and last name and date of birth, and officers advised they would be at the location.
Unresponsive elderly female found in memory care unit
Medical Emergency
King St, Franklin, MA 02038
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a medical call at a memory care unit on King Street in Franklin for an elderly woman in her 90s who was reported unconscious and unresponsive. Staff were unsure if she had fallen and planned to guide responders to her room.
Minor two-car collision on East Central Street
Traffic
E Central St, Franklin, MA
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible two-vehicle collision near Belle Street and East Central Street in Franklin, with no injuries or only minor injuries mentioned. One involved vehicle is described as a minivan and the other as a Boston transportation vehicle.
