Police Talk Man Out Of Brick Home After 2 Hours

A 42-year-old man was taken to the hospital Tuesday evening after crisis negotiators convinced him to come out of a house after a two-hour standoff on Millbrook Drive, Brick Township Police Chief Nils R. Bergquist said.

Bergquist said the incident began about 5:30 p.m. when MONOC paramedics responded to the home for a first aid call for a report of an overdose. When they arrived, however, the man refused to be treated or evaluated, police said. Millbrook Drive is off Lanes Mill Road, near Herbertsville Elementary School.

“They saw a weapon, backed out of the house and called us,” Bergquist said.

Brick Police Officers William Vendrell and Jeffrey Melia arrived tried to make contact with the man, but the man refused to respond, he said.

Brick police detectives and members of the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) arrived and helped secure the area. Brick Police Negotiators Det. Peter Thomas and Patrolwoman Tara Schinder, with the assistance of Detective Brenden Barnes, arrived and attempted to make contact with the subject, and after a short time Thomas was able to make phone contact with the man, police said.

After speaking with the man for about two hours, Thomas was able to convince him to come out peacefully a little before 7:30 p.m., Bergquist said.

The man was taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment. His name was not released.

No charges have been filed at this time, police said, and there were no reported injuries.