Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP)
The Emotionally Disturbed Persons (EDP) topic examines and explains the nature of people with social, mental or behavioral problems and equips cops with the tools they need to safely handle these subjects.
Law enforcement officers and paramedics regularly encounter profoundly agitated patients and need the medications to treat those patients as well as the support of their organizations
“This is one of those changes in policing we will continue to see grow because of the national attention around police response to mental crisis calls.”
Police response to these medical emergencies should focus on intervention and treatment of the patient
The document said Matthew Riehl was hospitalized at the veterans medical center in 2014 after a psychotic episode and escaped but was brought back
Police officials praised four quick-thinking officers for preventing an apparently suicidal man from jumping off a second-floor deck at a shopping center
When a woman’s special needs son was gripped by anxiety and self-destructive behavior in a supermarket parking lot, one cop came to the rescue
Suspect described as a dangerous man who had deliberate plan to cause a mass casualty event at one or more locations in the county
A man who killed his estranged wife and himself at a busy downtown Denver office building had become increasingly mentally unstable and was banned from a local airport
Training program is meant to help cops better handle the growing number of interactions they have with people in emotional or mental distress
Shooter showed signs of violence and mental instability for years beforehand, according to authorities and family
Christopher Monfort wanted to kill cops when he firebombed police cars at a maintenance facility in 2009, and when that failed, he took action 9 days later
New philosophy was endorsed this week by President Obama’s 21st Century Policing task force
Left undecided question of whether police should have taken special precautions when arresting armed and violent people suffering from mental illness
18-year-old gunman yelled, “Go ahead and kill me” to the officers as the Sunday shootout occurred
30-year-old David Baril, who remains in critical condition, faces assault and weapon charges
Officer ordered suspect to show her hands multiple times before she abruptly exited the car with a loaded .380-caliber pistol
Threatened to detonate propane tanks and claimed to have “thousands of rounds” available to shoot police
Man was transported to a local hospital for a mental evaluation
Was growing volatile well before he put on a gas mask and body armor, strapped on a rifle, shotgun, pistol and ammo, and slipped into a premiere
A grand jury has declined to indict two Dallas police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill man armed with a screwdriver in an incident last year
In the interest of transparency, officials sought out the help of a computer forensics expert, who was able to recover new video of the April 11 incident
Documents shed new light on Antonio Zambrano-Montes’ run-ins with police and his erratic, sometimes dangerous behavior
An officer was shot and a suspect killed Saturday after police responded to a 911 call made by the gunman
Deputy police chief called shooting a “tragic incident”
‘Flakka’ has been involved in a number of recent incidents in the state
Officials say suspect swung a metal broom and refused commands to stop, but the suspect’s family called this week for an independent investigation
A man accused of planting a bomb outside federal building four years ago may never stand trial despite extraordinary efforts to improve his mental health
Suspect became aggressive when the officers ordered him to drop the weapon in the June 2014 incident, according to police
Parents of 3 victims suing county, sheriff’s department and killer’s landlord, contending they ignored warning signs that gunman was violent and unstable
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