Woman has mental health crisis and locks self in apartment, Jersey City NJ
Medical EmergencyA woman locked herself inside apartment 6 Foxtrot near Cottage Street during a mental health crisis. She chained the door, refused to open it, and threw food in the hallway. Police and property management could not gain entry. Emergency Services Unit was requested for assistance.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
02:58
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, too. Just notified the patrol boss that we have a tenant here in 6 Foxtrot.
00:06
She has the chain on the door.
00:08
We are unable to gain access.
00:11
She's having some kind of mental breakdown right now.
00:15
She threw food all over the hallway.
00:18
She's refusing to open the door. We're going to most likely need ESU here.
00:27
Do you know if it's any of the phone?
00:30
Yeah, I only caught the end. What do you guys got?
00:37
No, too, there's a tenant here in Six Foxtrot. She's having some kind of mental breakdown.
00:42
She was sending text messages to her parents who are actually in (number withheld) right now. The aunt and uncle came here to check on her well-being.
00:51
She refuses to open the door. She chained the top lock so we don't have access even though property management here does have a key into the door and there's food all over the hallway.
01:05
Hi, we'll see address.
01:11
That's near Cottage Street, apartment 6 Foxtrot.
01:19
History check on this apartment? We've never had anything like this before.
01:27
As far as the history is to multi-dwelling, but I'm not seeing anything for 6 Foxtrot.
01:36
I'll be heading that way.
01:38
Do me a favor, just by ESU that way as well. ESU, though.
01:43
ESU, Channel 4.
01:45
ESU, Channel 4.
01:47
No, G4.
01:50
So I have my Northrop near Cottage Street, Palmer 6 Foxtrot.
01:56
A female, a possible DP,
02:01
she locked herself inside an apartment,
02:04
having a mental episode.
02:07
The unit is off with the property manager, but as I say, that she chained the door so they have no access at the time.
02:23
And Lieutenant, I'm also responding.
02:34
Lieutenant and the unit's off from MC. They are waiting for the next bus available.
02:40
It's pretty busy for them.
02:45
All right, excuse then to the unit here.
02:48
Are we, is the person talking through the door at least?
02:52
Two thousand negative, we tried talking to her through the door, she is screaming and saying to leave her alone.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cottage St, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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