Tag "de-escalation"
Hours-Long Standoff in Hollister Ends with Less-Lethal Deployment and Medical Transport
HOLLISTER, CA – A multi-agency response to an individual in a mental health crisis concluded on Saturday after law enforcement personnel utilized less-lethal munitions to disarm a woman wielding a
Colton Police Safely De-Escalate Mental Health Incident
COLTON, CA — Officers from the Colton Police Department successfully resolved an emergency involving an armed individual experiencing a psychiatric emergency early this month. On Oct. 2, law enforcement personnel
Rialto Police Department’s SCAT Safely De-escalates High-Stakes Incident
RIALTO, CA — “The Rialto Police Department is dedicated to upholding the line between violent criminals and the community we serve. In this video the quick action and calm demeanor
Matthew Wratislaw Apprehended in North Lakeport Following Rooftop Standoff
LAKEPORT, CA — Authorities took 40-year-old Matthew Wratislaw of Lakeport into custody on the afternoon of April 25th following a law enforcement operation in the North Lakeport area. The incident
8-hour Standoff Ends with Arrest
By F. Scott Faulkner SANTA BARBARA, CA — A 47 year old Santa Barbara man, Donovan Madden, was arrested after an 8-hour-long standoff with police. At approximately 8 a.m. January
Man admitted to hospital for mental health crisis rather than taken to jail
Santa Rosa police recently de-escalated a situation in which a man in the midst of a mental health crisis had allegedly brandished a knife at several people. On February 22nd,
