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Police block traffic near Mount Hope and McCarty streets, Albany NY

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audio iconRoad Closure
Mt Hope Dr, Albany, NY 12202

According to the dispatch call, police units coordinated to close streets near Mount Hope Drive, Southern Avenue, and McCarty Street in Albany. They also controlled traffic exiting the I-87 off-ramp.

Audio|Heard on: Albany NY Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:8
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch 201, can you have another car just block off Southern and like hold on one?
00:06
201,
00:10
Where'd you need them?
00:12
503.
00:14
201, where do you need me?
00:16
If they can just block off Southern and Mount Hope, and then one at Southern and McCarty.
00:23
All right, two Southern and Mount Hope and I got 206 for.
00:27
Take me out onto a once call.
00:29
I'll be blocking off at Southern Avenue and McCarty Street.
00:33
Five hundred and three, four hundred.
00:34
Let's hear 209, 207.
00:37
Take that call for 207.
00:40
Seven seven received.
00:41
Thank you.
00:42
So 1403, I'm out of Southern.
00:47
2445.
00:48
One hundred and 0613 Elmhurst Ave for a report of harassment there.
00:52
Fourteen five, let's see 206.
00:56
We're going to be blocking Southern on the I-87 ramp.
00:59
Two hundred and six, 206.
01:02
We are going to need another unit to block off Southern and the off ramp of I-eighty-seven. Vehicles are coming down.

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Mt Hope Dr, Albany, NY 12202

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Incident Timeline

  1. Ramp Closures Implemented
  2. Additional Road Closures Ordered
  3. Traffic Control Expanded
  4. Victims Identified and Medical Needs Reported
  5. Responding Units and Scene Update
  6. Additional Units Assigned for Traffic Control
  7. Initial Report of Auto Accident with Injuries

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