Man locked in apartment during mental health crisis, Jersey City NJ
Medical EmergencyPolice are responding to a mental health crisis involving a 29-year-old man locked inside his apartment near John F. Kennedy Boulevard with a chain on the door. The man may not be taking his medication. His father is present and wants him to go to the hospital. Officers and a negotiator are on scene trying to communicate. The man is irate but not currently violent or dangerous to himself or others.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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I have a male, he is medicated, supposed to be on medication, unknown whether or not he took his medication.
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(Name withheld)'s father is on scene with the medical team.
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He has a variety of options.
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He has a problem attorney over the time.
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I watch the other.
00:23
Yeah, both the last year message is trying out.
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They're trying to take him to the hospital.
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His father wants him to go to the hospital.
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Right now, he needs to go to the hospital.
00:37
They have the chain on the door.
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West captain.
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See?
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I didn't invite.
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Thank you. Thank you.
00:56
All right now, too.
00:58
West Jackson Town, too.
01:05
Hey, Commander, I'm too.
01:07
I have multiple leaders long as a soldier on near John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
01:13
I have a male patient who's unknown if he's on his medication or not.
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He's in his apartment,
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locked with the chain.
01:28
Follows off a team.
01:29
He does have a key, but there's a chain on it.
01:32
They want him to go to the hospital.
01:38
How old is this patient? And what's the history at that location?
01:45
Extensive history, I have is a 29-year-old man.
01:52
Hi, I got it.
01:53
Do me fair to reach out for you to them, uh, start a negotiator that way.
02:02
Cube, Chownfield, Meritor, United, Charno.
02:05
Merison, Sergeant, Charno.
02:07
Yeah,
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version 4.
02:12
And I'm right 2424, so I had over near Kennedy.
02:17
I have a male,
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bipolar,
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I know if he's off his nights or not.
02:25
He was in his apartment, doors locked with a chain on it.
02:29
There is the father on team with the key, but like I said, there's a chain.
02:34
They want to go to the hospital if he's a physician.
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I am for Nancy.
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All right.
02:40
Is there anything more to this? Is he a danger to himself or anyone else?
02:49
West Sergeant, at this time,
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what I'm being told is no, just that the father is stating that he's irate.
02:56
He had an incident with him earlier today.
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And I have to contact with him again just recently.
03:04
This is where we are.
03:11
Due to the patrol made contact with this male, see if they can get some more information.
03:16
This time we have somebody that doesn't want to be honest with.
03:23
There are multiple units on scene along with the negotiator.
03:26
Okay,
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received that.
03:31
We're making a way.
03:32
They tried to establish communication and he's not answering, correct?
03:39
Oh,
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Risk rising, he's not, can you see what you, is like that.
03:49
He's not just on the phone at the moment.
03:54
Oh.
03:57
Emerging, Sergeant.
03:59
No. No, risk rising.
04:05
He's in front of us, but he's incoherent and denying that he calls.
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Location mentioned:
Near John F. Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07304
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