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The mother faced charges including felony child endangerment after a multi-hour standoff involving police and SWAT, with the infant confirmed safe, officials said.
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Mother barricaded with month-old infant prompts hours-long standoff in La Mesa
A mother who police suspect was in a mental health crisis barricaded herself and her infant in her La Mesa home Thursday afternoon, prompting a police standoff that stretched into the early evening. The woman was later taken into custody, police said, and the baby was safe. The incident started shortly after 1 p.m., when someone called and asked police to check on the baby, fearing that the child was being neglected or abused, La Mesa police Cap…
Mother detained after SWAT standoff in La Mesa
LA MESA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A mother with a child who was making threats to officers was detained after an hours-long SWAT standoff in La Mesa, authorities said. Around 1 p.m., authorities received a call for a check up on a one-month-old who was being neglected or abused in the 7500 block of Seton Hall Street, according to Cpt. Katy Lynch with the La Mesa Police Department. Authorities learned the mother of the baby, who is in a bad mental …
SAN DIEGO- A woman is in detention and her baby is safe after a five-hour confrontation with La Mesa police and San Diego Sheriff’s agents on Thursday. Police received a call around 1 p.m. from a neighbor at Seton Hall Street to check the child’s welfare. When the officers arrived, the mother barricaded herself with the baby at home. Without knowing what was at stake, the neighbors were surprised to see the law enforcement response: police, SWAT…
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