Child threatens self-harm by vehicle near Lafitte

Heard on: Jefferson LA EMS Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Twelve, it's going to be at (number withheld) Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte.

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(number withheld) Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte.

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Crosses Taft Street and Perkins Street, grid 3602, 3602.

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Item number 40306, 40306.

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The caller advised there's a black male wearing a (description withheld), light (description withheld), and blue Crocs, (number withheld) years old, threw a temper tantrum, threw his bike, sat in the middle of the road.

00:26

He was told to go home by his mother that was called by the caller.

00:31

He refused to do so and is now saying he wants to kill himself by getting hit by a vehicle.

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She advised that she thinks he does have some type of mental health diagnosis, but does not know what it is.

00:43

Twelve, y'all stand by.

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Sixteen, see if you can get JP to do the right thing here.

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Twelve to 40 .

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Go ahead, 12.

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240, do you want us to proceed code one or do you want us to stand down?

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No, just stand by and JP should be transporting that.

7/17/2026 06:08 PM

Medical Emergency

2425A Jean Lafitte Blvd, Lafitte, LA 70067

Child threatens self-harm by vehicle near Lafitte

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units were sent to a location near Jean Lafitte Boulevard in Lafitte for a report of a young boy having a severe emotional outburst in the street and expressing suicidal thoughts about being hit by a vehicle. The caller also mentioned a possible mental health condition, and another agency was expected to handle transport.

Child threatens self-harm by vehicle near Lafitte

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