My next rookie has not yet made it to night shift, so I was by myself last night. What usually happens when I am by myself is I get a call that would be a great training call like a four vehicle major accident, a natural DOA, or a domestic violence arrest. Last night was no exception.
I was dispatched to a CIT Disturbance. CIT stand for Crisis Intervention Team. CIT is added to the call slip when the call taker or dispatcher thinks that a person in crisis (crazy) might be involved in the call. The call slip said that a male had locked himself in the bathroom and might have a knife and might be trying to hurt himself. His girlfriend had called the police. She heard glass breaking from inside the locked bathroom. She also saw blood on him when he had briefly opened the door.
I arrived to find another officer outside the locked bathroom door with his taser out trying to talk to the male, G, inside the locked bathroom. The male did not respond to us. My Sergeant arrived. We explained to her what we had. A male possibly with a knife that may be trying to hurt himself locked inside a bathroom. She said that we have to check on him to make sure that he is ok. That means get inside that bathroom. I briefly thought about kicking in the door, but since it was an interior door, it was most likely hollow. A kick would just go right through the door. We used a knife to unlock the door and then pushed it in a little. This was met immediately by him pushing the door closed. We gave verbal commands and pushed a little more. G only responded by continuing to push back against the door. The other officer handed me a thin box and he wanted me to slide it in between the door and the jamb so that the door would not re-lock. We pushed the door in again, and as I was trying to slide the box in, G pushed back violently against the door. My right hand was nearly smashed between the door and the jamb. This upset me.
Now with a little adrenaline flowing and being a little upset, I slammed into the door. G had been sitting on the floor with his back against the door. He had his feet pushing against the toilet and was using his legs for leverage. When I hit the door, it completely dislodged the toilet from the floor and G flew into the bathtub. I then politely and calmly took G into custody.
It turns out that G and his girlfriend had an argument about possibly ending their relationship. G said this really frustrated him. He responded by punching out a window and locking himself in the bathroom. This was after he had destroyed the apartment. Clothes, furniture, beer cans, cigarette butts, and cat food were everywhere. The kitchen sink was clogged and filled to the rim with black water. The cat was on the counter. From just looking at the place, Jen would have had a stroke.
Three years ago G had been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder but he had been off of his medications for two years. He stopped taking his medication after a therapist told him that that doctors did not know what they were doing by prescribing him medication. A week ago, he had cut one of his wrists. He was in crisis. G needed to be evaluated by mental health professionals. I transported him to the county hospital and did an Emergency Order of Detention on G. This will allow the county to get him the help that he needs.
I was dispatched to a CIT Disturbance. CIT stand for Crisis Intervention Team. CIT is added to the call slip when the call taker or dispatcher thinks that a person in crisis (crazy) might be involved in the call. The call slip said that a male had locked himself in the bathroom and might have a knife and might be trying to hurt himself. His girlfriend had called the police. She heard glass breaking from inside the locked bathroom. She also saw blood on him when he had briefly opened the door.
I arrived to find another officer outside the locked bathroom door with his taser out trying to talk to the male, G, inside the locked bathroom. The male did not respond to us. My Sergeant arrived. We explained to her what we had. A male possibly with a knife that may be trying to hurt himself locked inside a bathroom. She said that we have to check on him to make sure that he is ok. That means get inside that bathroom. I briefly thought about kicking in the door, but since it was an interior door, it was most likely hollow. A kick would just go right through the door. We used a knife to unlock the door and then pushed it in a little. This was met immediately by him pushing the door closed. We gave verbal commands and pushed a little more. G only responded by continuing to push back against the door. The other officer handed me a thin box and he wanted me to slide it in between the door and the jamb so that the door would not re-lock. We pushed the door in again, and as I was trying to slide the box in, G pushed back violently against the door. My right hand was nearly smashed between the door and the jamb. This upset me.
Now with a little adrenaline flowing and being a little upset, I slammed into the door. G had been sitting on the floor with his back against the door. He had his feet pushing against the toilet and was using his legs for leverage. When I hit the door, it completely dislodged the toilet from the floor and G flew into the bathtub. I then politely and calmly took G into custody.
It turns out that G and his girlfriend had an argument about possibly ending their relationship. G said this really frustrated him. He responded by punching out a window and locking himself in the bathroom. This was after he had destroyed the apartment. Clothes, furniture, beer cans, cigarette butts, and cat food were everywhere. The kitchen sink was clogged and filled to the rim with black water. The cat was on the counter. From just looking at the place, Jen would have had a stroke.
Three years ago G had been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder but he had been off of his medications for two years. He stopped taking his medication after a therapist told him that that doctors did not know what they were doing by prescribing him medication. A week ago, he had cut one of his wrists. He was in crisis. G needed to be evaluated by mental health professionals. I transported him to the county hospital and did an Emergency Order of Detention on G. This will allow the county to get him the help that he needs.
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