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Gargamel · 07-06-17, 05:20 PM

No, I'm pretty sure they were 'together'

1) I have never seen an ice cream truck out here. This is a very rural area, and it would not be profitable to work out here.

2) There was plenty of room to get around him. If they were unrelated, the SO would have flown by.

Why they hadn't sped around and cut him off, I'm not sure, but the only reason I can think was that chase was newly started, and they hadn't decided that was an option yet.

The squad was from the local VFD, so I'm guessing the chase started very nearby.

What I'm thinking is that this was a psych call that turned weird, well more than a 'normal' psych call. Around here, the SOP for a psychiatric patient is for the police to show up and determine the person is not a criminal threat, but yet needs to be evaluated. So they fill out a 'pink slip', which states the person is a threat to themselves or possibly others, and it places them under a 72 hour medical restraint. At that point EMS is called to transport the person to the appropriate medical facility.

I've been on more of these calls than I can count, and occasionally the patient gets weird when the ambulance finally arrives. I'm thinking when the VFD showed up, the patient freaked and some how stole an ice cream truck, turned on the music and took off down the road. Where I live is only about a mile from the 'middle of town' (read intersection with the VFD), so it may have started around there, and the SO hadn't felt the need to actually stop the van yet.

Still leaves the question as to what an ice cream truck was doing out here.

07-06-17, 05:20 PM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	No, I'm pretty sure they were 'together' 1) I have never seen an ice cream truck out here. This is a very rural area, and it would not be profitable to work out here. 2) There was plenty of room to get around him. If they were unrelated, the SO would have flown by. Why they hadn't sped around and cut him off, I'm not sure, but the only reason I can think was that chase was newly started, and they hadn't decided that was an option yet. The squad was from the local VFD, so I'm guessing the chase started very nearby. What I'm thinking is that this was a psych call that turned weird, well more than a 'normal' psych call. Around here, the SOP for a psychiatric patient is for the police to show up and determine the person is not a criminal threat, but yet needs to be evaluated. So they fill out a 'pink slip', which states the person is a threat to themselves or possibly others, and it places them under a 72 hour medical restraint. At that point EMS is called to transport the person to the appropriate medical facility. I've been on more of these calls than I can count, and occasionally the patient gets weird when the ambulance finally arrives. I'm thinking when the VFD showed up, the patient freaked and some how stole an ice cream truck, turned on the music and took off down the road. Where I live is only about a mile from the 'middle of town' (read intersection with the VFD), so it may have started around there, and the SO hadn't felt the need to actually stop the van yet. Still leaves the question as to what an ice cream truck was doing out here. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.