In an intense encounter documented by the Webster Police Department in Massachusetts, Officers Thomas Motyka and Nicholas Caruso, along with Webster EMS, responded to what could have been a fatal crisis on June 30. According to a social media post, the Webster Police were called to the scene after a mental health agency alerted them to a woman who was threatening to harm herself and destroying her apartment.
The situation escalated when the woman, reportedly inebriated, resisted being transported to the hospital under a Section 12, a temporary involuntary hospitalization order. She continued to consume alcohol, and destroy items in her apartment, necessitating a cautious approach from Officer Motyka, who is trained in crisis intervention. In a shocking turn of events, as Motyka reached out to defuse the situation, the woman brandished a butcher knife and threatened to stab him. Officer Motyka’s quick reflexes enabled him to disarm her, and, she was safely detained and later hospitalized…