Central Square Reopens After Police Talk Man Down From Building

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Roads are back open and the Red Line is back to regular service at Central Square, after police talked down a man who appeared to be having a "mental-health crisis" atop a building there, police said.

Monday evening just before rush hour police got a call for a person on a roof in Central Square. When they got there, police were quickly concerned for the person's safety.

"Fortunately, public safety personnel were able to talk him down," said Jeremy Warnick, a spokesperson for the Cambridge Police.

"The individual has been safely taken into protective custody and traffic is in the process of being reopened," said Warnick, adding the person was taken to a hospital for evaluation.

The area in front of the Cafe Nero at 609 Massachusetts Avenue near Pearl Street was blocked off in Central Square, as police worked to talk someone off a roof. Officers strapped into a harness to help a person on the roof as Cambridge Firefighters and EMS responders stood by.

Witnesses described several police, fire and ambulances in Central Square and a person on the building around 4:45 p.m.

Police had asked that the MBTA bypass Central Square while they worked with the person, they described as having a "mental-health related" issue.

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