Crisis Negotiators Help SWAT, Police Resolve Situation At Stoneham Home

Crisis negotiators along with local police and SWAT officers successfully de-escalated a situation at a Stoneham home this week, according to officials.

SWAT officers leaving a situation at a Stoneham home on Wednesday, April 12.
Photo Credit: *Michele Miller on Facebook*

Multiple law enforcement officers were on the scene of a situation at a house in Stoneham on Wednesday, April 12.

Photo Credit: David Cifarelli

David Cifarelli

04/12/2023 6:32 p.m.

The Town sent out an alert about police activity in the area north of Redstone near Main and North Streets around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12.

Videos posted to social media captured multiple police cars and SWAT vehicles outside a residence in that area.

The activity was in response to an individual with a known mental illness threatening to harm himself and others at a home on Main Street, officials told Daily Voice.

Law enforcement brought in specialized negotiators who were able to calm the individual down and get them out of the house. They were then taken to a hospital for evaluation, officials said.

No one else was inside the home and no injuries were reported, officials said. No criminal charges have been filed as well.

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