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Laredo police present 988-era suicide-response numbers, list weekday 'hot spots' for calls
Summary
The City of Laredo Police mental-health unit told the Suicide Prevention Committee that from Jan. 1–May 25 the department logged multiple attempted-suicide responses and emergency detentions and identified weekday/time 'hot spots'; officers and the committee said they are improving coordination with VA and crisis providers.
The City of Laredo Police Department presented a month-by-month summary of suicide-related calls and emergency detentions to the Suicide Prevention Committee, noting several recent attempted suicides and time-of-day concentrations that city responders are tracking.
"Total numbers of attempted suicide calls we have 39 attempted suicide reports 37 suicides resulting in death eight," said the department's mental-health sergeant, who summarized January 1–May 25 activity and the seven attempted-suicide calls the unit responded to during the most recent reporting window. He read a list of recent incidents, including an April 27 attempted suicide of a 45‑year‑old female by asphyxiation and several April–May incidents involving adolescents and adults using cutting, hanging and overdose methods.
The sergeant also identified recurring 'hot spots' by weekday and time, saying the department saw relatively higher volumes on Tuesdays around 1 p.m., Wednesdays near late morning and Thursdays around 10 a.m. He reported emergency detention counts and emergency detention reports for the period and said that officer teams are documenting incidents back to 2023 to identify whether decedents were veterans.
Committee members praised the police unit for outreach during Mental Health Awareness Month and for partnering with crisis responders. The sergeant said an officer who regularly coordinates with the VA clinic is compiling veteran-status information for past incidents; preliminary checks indicated that 12 recent attempted incidents were not veterans but the team is still confirming historical cases.
The committee did not adopt a new formal directive during the presentation, but members emphasized continued data-sharing and outreach to reduce incidents. The committee thanked the police mental-health unit for the report and for ongoing prevention work.
The committee scheduled follow-up items for future meetings, including continued reporting on veteran-status cross-checks and any shifts in call volumes.
