Standoff in Greece resolved peacefully; Person earlier tried to stab officers
There has been a large police presence throughout the day at Grecian Gardens apartment complex that started as a mental health incident. (Photo: WHEC)
GREECE, N.Y. — A suspect is in custody after police say they tried to stab officers.
Greece Police Chief Mike Wood says it all started shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday with a call for a welfare check at the Grecian Gardens apartment complex in Greece. Police elaborated Wednesday on X posts that a woman was screaming from an apartment, and that officers learned she was armed with a large knife and was entering and leaving an apartment while threatening to harm others. Officers and a case worker and Monroe County Intervention team member engaged the woman in coversation.
Police say the woman refused assistance and lunged at officers repeatedly with the knife. An officer fired one round toward the woman, who barricaded herself inside a bathroom with the knife.
The police Crisis Negotiation Team stayed in touch with the woman, who discarded the knife and was taken into custody around 9:40 p.m., according to police posts. She was taken to Rochester General hospital to be evaluated.
Nobody was injured, police say.