Today's most viewed
| SWAP SHOPPER |  | | | YOUTH WRITERS | | | | RETRO | | | | | PRODUCT REVIEWS | | |
|
|
|
Armed police on standby at house
ARMED police were called after a mentally ill teenager left hospital and locked himself in his Gravesend house.
Elliott Street was cordoned off while negotiators talked to the boy who had gone missing from the mental health unit at around 11.30am yesterday (October 5).
Resident Vera Lloyd said: "The police were running down the road, they had helmets, boots and shields.
"They cordoned off the road on both ends and one neighbour even had to be escorted to his house."
Another resident who wished to remain anonymous said the night before there was loud music and visitors were coming to the property.
The resident also said he thinks a bottle was thrown at the police as he saw smashed glass.
The 17-year-old came out of his house of his own accord at about 3.30pm and he was taken into police custody.
He will now receive more medical treatment.
Chief Inspector Mark Harrison said: "Our aim was to minimise disruption to the local community and ensure the safety of the young man.
"I'm sure the large police presence will have had an impact on some residents and I would like to extend my sincere thanks to them for their cooperation.
"Everyone was very helpful and very patient.
"I hope residents will understand that when we are dealing with an incident like this we must be prepared for any eventuality and by having the correct resources in place it allowed us to resolve the incident peacefully and without anyone coming to any harm."
Do you live in Elliott Street? Do you have any pictures of the incident. Click here to send them to the newsroom.
8:52am Monday 6th October 2008
Print 
Email this 
CommentPosted by: Steve, Cobham on 10:16am Mon 6 Oct 08
If he is known to be mentally ill, why was there no one with him?
Surely, a 17 year old, ( would not own his own home) without anyone else present?
If he is known to be mentally ill, why was there no one with him?
Surely, a 17 year old, ( would not own his own home) without anyone else present?
Posted by: k, Kent on 10:23am Mon 6 Oct 08
[quote][bold]Steve[/bold] wrote:
If he is known to be mentally ill, why was there no one with him? Surely, a 17 year old, ( would not own his own home) without anyone else present?[/quote] Hw wasn't on his own, but managed to escape from the mental health unit of the hospital. Makes you wonder though, how no-one saw him!!!
Steve wrote:
If he is known to be mentally ill, why was there no one with him? Surely, a 17 year old, ( would not own his own home) without anyone else present?
Hw wasn't on his own, but managed to escape from the mental health unit of the hospital. Makes you wonder though, how no-one saw him!!!
Posted by: jade, dartford on 10:09pm Mon 6 Oct 08
i no its not nice and someone should have been there but maybe there was sum1 there and i think everyone should remember that he may have a mental illness but hes a person with feelings and his family have feelings maybe you should all consider that whilst gossiping![bold]bold[/bold]
i no its not nice and someone should have been there but maybe there was sum1 there and i think everyone should remember that he may have a mental illness but hes a person with feelings and his family have feelings maybe you should all consider that whilst gossiping!
Posted by: Mark, Dartford on 8:37am Tue 7 Oct 08
[quote][bold]jade[/bold] wrote:
i no its not nice and someone should have been there but maybe there was sum1 there and i think everyone should remember that he may have a mental illness but hes a person with feelings and his family have feelings maybe you should all consider that whilst gossiping![bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] No one has said he hasn't an illness.
They are saying he should be cared for, and not in the situation that arose.
jade wrote:
i no its not nice and someone should have been there but maybe there was sum1 there and i think everyone should remember that he may have a mental illness but hes a person with feelings and his family have feelings maybe you should all consider that whilst gossiping!
No one has said he hasn't an illness.
They are saying he should be cared for, and not in the situation that arose.
What are these links for?
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
More on Digg
More on del.icio.us
More on Furl
More on reddit
More on NowPublic/
More on Yahoo!
