Male in Mental Health Crisis With Knife Taken Into Custody, Whately MA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/8/2025 08:10 PM

Whately, MA

A male at near Weber Road in Whately was involved in a mental health crisis. Initial reports indicated he might have a firearm and a knife. He dropped the knife and was taken into custody without taser deployment. Emergency services responded to the scene.

Audio|Source: Franklin County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch

02:20

Transcript:

00:00

The RP advised you might also have some sort of firearm.

00:02

I can't see his left hand.

00:04

He has dropped the knife.

00:05

I have him at taser point.

00:07

Receive all units clear, 2310.

00:10

Receive, party might have a possible firearm, knife has been dropped at taser point.

00:16

2310.

00:21

Control, Northfield, A3.

00:23

Control is on Northfield, A3. Control is on Northfield, A3.

00:26

13.

00:29

3997 control.

00:30

I got one in constant, start the South County Ambulance.

00:33

Receive Northfield 83-11.

00:37

Receive one in custody starting South County Ambulance.

00:41

You so want Deerfield and MSP to continue.

00:48

We copied one in custody.

00:51

We'll start the ambulance.

00:52

We'll keep the other units in route.

00:54

We cannot copy your last room session.

00:56

You can stand zero filled down and you can have that message to continue.

01:00

Receive, 108, 109, you copy?

01:02

Got it.

01:04

Peace, Scott.

01:18

Incheon, South County Ambulance, South County Ambulance.

01:21

Respond, Town of Whately, near Weber Road.

01:25

Mail party,

01:27

mental health evaluation,

01:29

one taser deployment, PD on scene.

01:31

Again, respond near Weber Road, Town of Whately,

01:35

male party, mental health evaluation,

01:38

one taser deployment, MSPD on scene.

01:41

Control standby with your first zone, 2314.

01:44

Control is okay, anyone.

01:46

Control on South Carolina, anyone.

01:48

Responding.

01:53

Receive, South County, A1, responding at 2314.

01:55

You can disregard on the Taser deployment that was not put out over the air, we're not sure about that.

02:01

We see.

02:04

397 control.

02:05

I didn't catch South County's last.

02:07

What was that?

02:11

There in route to the scene, sir.

02:13

Was Taser deployed, or was it just for a mental health email?

02:17

Mental health email, no taser deployed, minimal force, please.

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