Patient refuses entry during mental health crisis, Boston MA


A patient at an address near Washington St is ill and refuses to open the door to emergency responders. Police and EMS are on scene, but the patrol supervisor has declined to force entry. The incident involves a mental health crisis with a possible involuntary psychiatric evaluation order.
Audio|Source: Boston EMS
00:39
Transcript:
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She's at Washington Street.
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That's Harold, Washington, Harold 1833, 4.
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Washington.
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Boston 14.
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It's afternoon, sir.
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We're going to be clear here.
00:27
The patient refused to open the door and a kilo 102 and the patrol supervisor refuses to breach the door.
00:34
And that's how it is.
00:36
So that went out to enforce the section 12.
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Location mentioned:
Washington St, Boston, MA 02129
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