A man suspected of attempted assault was taken into custody in Glendale after an hourslong standoff with police prompted the evacuation of several apartment units, authorities said.
Several apartment units were evacuated at a building in Glendale amid an ongoing standoff between police and a man suspected of assault.A man suspected of attempted assault was taken into custody in Glendale Thursday morning after an hourslong standoff with police prompted the evacuation of several apartment units, authorities said.
Officers responded about 1 a.m. to a report of a resident who attempted to assault another resident with a bat in the 1800 block of Vassar Street, according to the Glendale Police Department. When police arrived at the building, the unidentified suspect armed himself with a knife, authorities said. The suspect initially threatened to start a fire, but firefighters left the scene after the possibility of a fire was deemed to no longer be a threat, a police spokesperson told ABC7.
Negotiators were in communication with the suspect after he barricaded himself inside the apartment building.Copyright © 2024 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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