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05/21/06
Even if one of the county's three Mobile Crisis Teams had been in Riviera Beach last Sunday morning when police futilely tried to talk down a suicidal 18-year-old, those mental health professionals would not have been allowed to talk to the college freshman, county police said. Find Us On Facebook
"We cannot allow them to walk into a scene and risk their lives," said Lt. David Waltemeyer, county police spokesman, stressing that specially trained negotiators or veteran police officers do the talking. The two-man teams of psychologists, sociologists and social workers, he said, serve only as resources for the officers when they need help. "They are not...
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