Fontana: SWAT Stand-Off After Officers Use Flash-Bang Device
04.08.2019 | 1:50 AM | FONTANA – A hours-long SWAT stand-off was over after officers used a flash-bang device to make entry into an apartment, Monday morning.
Officers responded to reports of a man throwing objects and acting erratically inside an apartment in the 8500 block of Citrus Avenue around 1:50 AM.
Units arriving on scene discovered the man had barricaded himself inside an apartment and request SWAT and crisis negotiators respond to the scene.
After hours of negotiation, SWAT officers deployed a flash-bang device and made entry into the suspect’s apartment.
The male was taken into custody without further incident and transported to an area hospital for evaluation.
No further details were immediately available.