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Woman found sitting on highway northbound near 178th StNew York NY

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West Side Hwy, New York, NY

Police found a woman sitting in the middle of the northbound West Side Highway near the 178th Street exit. Officers handcuffed her for safety and requested emergency medical assistance, indicating a possible medical or mental health issue.

Audio|Source: NYPD Citywide 1
03:18
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, to show us out with a pickup of an EGP[2], northbound west side highway.
00:04
We have an exit or a street?
00:05
We're past the hundred and seventy-eight.
00:07
Exit. Uh... I need a better location for E.
00:10
Yeah, stand by central.
00:11
Yeah, we got over there.
00:12
Check the boy, uh,
00:13
uh, yeah, we got a female that was sitting in the middle of the highway.
00:15
We had to put her in cuffs right now, but uh, we're just going to need a bus, but we're just trying to get her on the arm on pay.
00:19
One sergeant, can you, uh,
00:20
Central notify a 3-3-3-3-pree[1].
00:22
Okay, what's the action? Sergeant Central is correct?
00:24
I need to have a location. They just saw me the West Side Highway, too.
00:26
North Park, (number withheld) Street.
00:27
North of the (number withheld) Street exit.
00:29
Okay. Stand by, Sight truck.
00:30
It's a better location.
00:31
Boy, you're near the bridge?
00:32
Yeah, time forward, we just passed it.
00:34
Northbound. Oh yeah, you're north of the bridge or south of the bridge?
00:37
North of the bridge. North of the bridge.
00:38
Yeah, one sergeant, just notified a 33, street, 4.
00:41
3-2-4, it's on a west side highway, packed (number withheld) Street, north town.
00:54
One boy in the main section is the closest cross street.
00:58
He said (number withheld) Street.
01:01
186. Oh wait.
01:03
I'm in the northbound right-hand lane of the west side highway.
01:06
I need a bus for a female EAPE.
01:07
I need a bus for a female EAP.
01:08
Okay, that's fine.
01:09
Pull you're all on the lanes blocked off.
01:13
Yeah,
01:14
we're good. We got it. We got her contained.
01:15
She's any R&P[3].
01:16
Okay, where do you want EMS to come? To that location, you're going to hold her to R&P[3]?
01:19
Yeah, time for it, central.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
3-3-3-3-pree: Likely precinct notification (ASR error, probably 'notify the 33 Precinct')
[2]
EGP: Emotionally disturbed person (EDP, likely ASR error, context indicates EDP)
[3]
R&P: Removed and Processed (police term, likely referencing handling/detaining a person)

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