At 5:48 a.m., Garfield police were called to the second-floor apartment on Belmont Avenue for a report of an emotionally disturbed person, Garfield Police Chief Joseph Delaney said.
A caller told officers that the 42-year-old man had been “breaking and throwing objects, while also banging on the walls and floor throughout the night,” Delaney said. The caller said they believed the man was having a mental health crisis and needed help.
Garfield officers knocked on the apartment door several times. The man eventually answered but refused to open the door or speak with police, the department said…