tagdesUpdate by Santa Barbara Police Department
March 3, 2021
On 3/2/21 at approximately 1630 hours officers were dispatched Code 3 to the area of State and Broadmoor Plaza for a subject who was reportedly making statements of distress.
Prior to officer arrival dispatch advised the subject was armed with a metal pole and walked out into traffic. When officers arrived the subject began to advance on the officers yelling “shoot me.” He also stated he wanted to kill someone or himself. A crowd of onlookers was gathering in the area as well, further complicating the matter as their safety was a concern.
An Officer intentionally positioned his car behind the subject as a barrier between him and the group of citizens as the incident dynamically unfolded. After unsuccessful attempts to effectively communicate with the subject and de-escalate the situation, Officers used less-lethal apparatus causing the subject to drop the weapon.
K9 Murdoch was released and bit the subject, preventing him from picking up the weapon again as officers moved in to successfully handcuff him.
The subject was transported to Cottage Hospital for medical clearance and a mental health evaluation.
Reported by Tagdes
5:00 p.m., March 2, 2021
Brandishing a weapon against a police officer. Multiple code 3 response (lights and sirens) to State and Broadmoor.
All the apartments on Broadmoor Plaza and Richland were, at one time not too long ago, filled with rent-paying occupants, most of whom were elderly locals… NOW, they are all under the control of The Santa Barbara Housing Authority… occupied by recently released State Felons, “former” homeless and drug and alcohol program participants. Just another once nice neighborhood that has been transformed by The Santa Barbara Housing Authority.
COAST: Coming to a neighborhood near you soon…unfortunately.
Who said this criminal mastermind was from those apartments? Who said they were even from SB? Yet another clumsy attempt to pigeonhole irrelevant political views into a crime story. Coast and CSR, our criminology professors emeriti, are here to educate us on the perils of *gasp* affordable housing! *clutches pearls* Not near my lawn, Newsom!
Um, I can speak to that personally. I rented an apartment at 3400 Richchland Dr.. I applied with the owner, an older lady, and she rented to me. It was a mom and pop; Perfect!!!! Not too long after that, Sandpiper Management came in. They are terrible. I had to call Justin to remind him to trim the junipers. Now you should see the property line between 3454 and 3500!!! The fence is completely torn down . I used to love that area;;;;;;;
Now it’ts a Crap Hole
Thank you SandpiperProperty Management!
Justin must be happy to get that check.
You totally ruined the neighborhood;
Um, I hear the San Marcos Preserve is open!
Go up there and pitch a tent.
LATER!!!!
So sad, it used to be great! I could walk to the bank, get my hair done and Danny would cut my son’s knot at the barber shop. I could shop at Gelson’s and mail something at the post office if I needed to;
7-11 is just across the street for snacks . And don’t even get me started on Farmer Boy dumpster breakfasts! And there was a laundromat (Sterling) right there next to the pet store. Geez, has that all gone to hell now too with the transplants and homeless? Great. Thanks Biden! And Newsome! Oh, here’s my fantastic wallet that you want to open so you can pull out some money for the people that came here without sponsorship and you told them that they can stay if they want! GREAT!!!!!!
I love being broke and hearing kids not being able to speak appropriately and think that Algebra is not a country. Wonderful.
Tree, And you base that on what data?
5:51 Have you learned nothing from history, especially the spectacle of the last four years?
Jence, you blame Biden, whose been in office a little over a month, for this? Flush your head gear. Talk about misdirected anger. You righties need to learn to stop reacting from emotion and learn how to use logic and reason before you judge. Hint: Fox and Qanon are devoid of logic, reason, and anything else resembling impartiality.
Why don’t you just pick yourself up by your bootstraps and work harder? Row faster, the CEO needs another beach house.
Actually Terrapin Flyer, hasn’t Biden been in federal office, including 8 years as VP, for almost 50 years. He could have been part of the solution during all of those years if he was as good as he tells us that he is.
Just more proof that it’s impossible to underestimate the intelligence of 46.8% of US voters.
Coast, where would you like them to live if not there? We all need a roof…even those with issues and those with less than us…try compassion. It’s a good thing.
941 stop with the politics and your info is just ….not even realistic. Yeah a VP will target one area of our city to fix lol…ok
Terrapin, well said! Solid points, thanks!
Yeah, it must be Biden’s fault for not fixing homelessness and crime in his 1st 100 days. Rs had 4 yrs to do this and the problem just got worse, right? At least blaming Newsom seems like a more appropriate target. Let’s see if 51% of us agree with you when the recall election occurs.
I think you meant “Thanks Obama”, right? I mean, Biden’s only been in office for 6 weeks.
Thank you, Terrapin.
Bravo, SBPD. It always bothers me when people with weapons that are not guns (pipes, knives, etc) are killed by the police, barring extreme circumstances. Glad this was not the case here. Great work!
Terrapin, You say “You righties need to learn to stop reacting from emotion and learn how to use logic and reason before you judge.” Well, from my observation as a middle-of-the-road observer, the same could be said about “lefties.”
Ronald Reagan caused the decay in that part of upper State .
A-1614788941 – Tell us what Chump 45 did in his 4 years to fix upper State Street??
Republicans can’t even manage a car wash, let alone a state or a country.