Police respond to mental health crisis near Prospect St, Jersey City NJ
Medical EmergencyPolice responded to a mental health crisis near Prospect Street where a man was acting erratic and paranoid. Family members reported that he threatened to shoot people with a hunting rifle, but it was unclear if he owned one. The man was not violent but exhibited paranoid behavior. The mother left the house due to concerns about his state. Police and mental health teams arrived to conduct an evaluation.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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Thank you.
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All right, RAC team.
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Good afternoon. Myself, J.C.M.C.M.T.M.T.O.1.2.
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We're going to do responding to near Prospect Street.
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We're going to call from the brother who got a state, saying that he has concerns for his paranoid brother,
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stating that the brother has mentioned that he will threaten to shoot people with his hunting rifle.
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He does not know if the brother owns a hunting rifle.
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(Name withheld) has never seen one.
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Just want to find my FTO sergeant and ESU, please.
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We're three to the FTO unit.
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FTO.O.
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Okay.
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My call yesterday.
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We responded there earlier in the day.
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It was unfounded.
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We responded back with mobile crisis later in that night and again unfounded, but we'll respond over there and give you further details.
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I'm going to head that way as well.
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Receive that number three, thank you.
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And just to know,
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we spoke with the brother about five minutes ago.
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More.
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...that the brother did status, so yeah, we're going to be doing a mental health evaluation heading that way.
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I would make contact with the resident 921.
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Can you just send an air with speaking officer, please?
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Thank you.
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Just 24281, 242-381.
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242-381.
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I receive, we'll be on the rise.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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I was for us.
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Nothing we know intruder here was just a loud verbal.
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She's been at Vice-Arping.
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Thank you for each other.
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Negative.
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Any available Arabic speaking officer, Channel 3? Any available Arabic speaking officer, Channel 3?
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East One, I speak, Abby.
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Where are you in there?
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Six, Fremont, apartment, 921.
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Uh,
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give me, uh, see, um, wrapping up the, uh, report on here.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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Thank you. Um.
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This arrives him to the units that are responding.
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Brother just called stating he got off the phone with Mom.
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Mom just left the house because the person in crisis, who we're going to go see, he is acting erratic.
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She stated to the brother, not violent, but he is acting erratic.
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Close all the curtains.
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Very paranoid.
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Mom left towards Persian field.
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Maybe if a unit could go that way, but just wanted to update you guys.
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So yeah, we'll go see if we can meet the mom.
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I seen her yesterday, but I know what she looks like.
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Received that, thank you.
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All right, see, notifying ESU to monitor.
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ESU channel 4, ESU switched the floor.
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Thank you, 4.
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Thank you, 4.
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When I got near Prospect Street, a ride team, and a couple of FTO units are heading for a man who's going to shoot people with a rifle.
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The brother's been calling it in for the last couple of days.
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However, the mom just gave him that brother a call saying that the male is home, acting erratic.
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Not violent, however erratic.
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The advisor was no rifle seen by the...
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The victim did say that they may have near Prospect Street.
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I have near Prospect Street.
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I have near Prospect, sir.
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That's right.
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Three.
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Yeah, just for further information, uh, when we spoke to the mother yesterday, she stated that the son doesn't own a rifle, and, uh,
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another thing is his vehicle is on a Centron Prospect.
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Metal, disturbing, harassing customers.
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White mail, no clothing script, even.
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All right, do I got it.
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How are we getting this information with this gentleman with the rifle?
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Drive team.
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Arise the team to the North Sargent.
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This is going to be an arrive call, so it comes in through mobile crisis, and then the mental health screener gets it here in the car.
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It's coming in from the brother who is currently out of state right now, but the brother is in communication with the mom.
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Mom lives with son inside the house.
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Just be advised, I'm speaking to the mother right now on the cell phone.
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She said that she left the house.
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I'm getting her location.
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She's in at every many weapons in the house, besides the regular...
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Prospect St, Jersey City, NJ 07307
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