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Meanwhile, on the scanner...

What does a law enforcement officer advise when computers are on the fritz, say, possibly the server's down?

"We'll use stone tablets and a chisel."

Dispatch's reply: "As will we."

However, The Batavian remains steadfast in its belief that said communication tools belong in a newseum with the dinosaur (and mastodon) bones.

A motor vehicle accident is reported at the intersection of Shanks and Bloomingdale roads in the Town of Alabama.

A female operator was reportedly driving the vehicle. She may have a "medical issue," according to dispatchers.

Alabama Rescue ambulance is responding.

UPDATE: After dispatch reported nothing showing at the scene, dispatch has responded that the driver has re-entered the roadway, driven for a distance, and gone off the road again at Sandhill Road. Another driver is on the phone with dispatch and following her movements.

UPDATE: The vehicle has now struck a tree. A stop sign is down at the corner of Shanks and Sandhill roads. Personnel on scene indicate this is a mental-health issue.

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A city unit was unable to respond, for unknown reasons, to an ambulance call in Indian Falls.

The dispatcher reported this to a person on scene and he said, "What else is new?"

The call was routed to Darien's ambulance, which agreed to respond.

The person on scene then said, "Just think, we've only got two more days of this."

On Sept. 1, Mercy Flight takes over primary ground ambulance service in the county.