Alameda City Councilmember Trish Herrera Spencer required medical attention after being found intoxicated near Pine Avenue in Long Beach early Friday morning while attending a League of California Cities conference, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Spencer was in Long Beach as a representative for the city of Alameda, which paid for travel, lodging and registration fees for her to attend the meeting and interact with other cities’ representatives.

At 12:12 a.m. on Friday, Long Beach Police and fire personnel responded to a call reporting an intoxicated woman near the intersection of Pine Avenue and Broadway in downtown Long Beach, according to LBPD Public Information Officer Richard Mejia. Emergency responders transported her to a nearby hospital, where she was given medical treatment. Long Beach Police Department treated the incident as a medical emergency and not a criminal act, Mejia said.

Earlier that evening, conference attendees attended the 10th annual Closed Session Reception at the Bo Beau Kitchen & Roof Tap from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., located at 144 Pine Ave. near Broadway. It is unclear what occurred between the end of the event and when LBPD met Spencer shortly after midnight.

Spencer addressed Friday’s incident for the first time in a statement to Bay Area News Group. The Alameda councilmember and former mayor said she believed she was the “victim of a crime” after suffering what she said was a concussion that left her with “little recollection” of the incident, in addition to losing valuable personal belongings. She did not mention the use of alcohol in her statement.

“Follow-up treatment at a local hospital ER Department documented a concussion and abrasions and bruising to the top and side of my head as well as bruises on the inside and outside of my arms,” Spencer said. “My medical provider explained that she was required by law to file a Suspicious Injury Report.”

A Suspicious Injury Report is required under two circumstances: when there is a reasonable suspicion that injuries are the result of assaultive or abusive conduct, or if the injuries could be “inflicted by the injured person’s own act,” according to the California Office of Emergency Services.

Zac Bowling, a former candidate for the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee, said he received an email from Long Beach Police Department about the incident, which stated that “At this time, there is no indication a crime has occurred.” An LBPD spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment about the email.

Spencer also condemned what she called “lies” and “false statements” spread by her critics. She said social media posts about the incident were made by political opponents who wanted to tarnish her reputation as an elected official, adding that they have attacked her throughout her political career.

Spencer then thanked her supporters for expressing their concern about her health in the aftermath of the incident. Follow-up treatment for her concussion began Saturday morning, she said.

“Thank you to all of you who have and continue to support me in my recovery from this horrific event,” Spencer said. “I look forward to continuing to serve all Alamedans.”

Other Alameda city councilmembers did not respond to the Bay Area News Group’s requests for comment.