Edhat Staff
Update by the edhat staff
Sanat Barbara Police and a SWAT Team responded to a standoff in the Westside neighborhood on Saturday morning.
Around 8:45 a.m., officers responded to reports of a loud noises and screams for a potential domestic disturbance in the 2000 block of Mountain Avenue.
Officers set up a perimeter around the area as they were not allowed to enter the home.
Scanner traffic, reported below, stated there were multiple juveniles inside the home that were able to safely evacuate while police were on the scene.
After several hours, two adults exited the residence and were placed under arrest.
The Santa Barbara Police Department states Isai Perez, 32, was arrested on suspicion of delaying an investigation/resisting an officer and child endangerment and Vanessa Ayala, 29, received a citation for alleged misdemeanor delaying an investigation/resisting an officer and child endangerment.
By Tagdes
Hostage situation involving SB Police and Several juveniles .
Details are murky.
Female has been on the phone from another location.
One has just been uncuffed, details are sketchy.
Cancelling Code 33. I’m tuning out.
May still be a 4 year old another part of the house.
Had a 12 year old bring several of three younger one out.
Also heard lots of children in the home with a bearcat on the scene. The situation is resolved now but scary for all involved.
Heard it’s the 2000 block of Mountain on SB’s Westside.
Yes, it was Mountain Ave.
What was the issue
Noozhawk has info https://www.noozhawk.com/pairtaken-into-custody-after-standoff-at-westside-santa-barbara-residenc
SBSAND – it’s pretty much verbatim as the above update? : https://www.noozhawk.com/pair-taken-into-custody-after-standoff-westside-santa-barbara-residence/
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Noozhawk article had more info when I shared it than edhat did. They have since updated it.
https://www.noozhawk.com/pair-taken-into-custody-after-standoff-at-westside-santa-barbara-residence/
I did hear this call over the radio. I heard the children were around 3, 5, and a 12 year-old. Although, these deatails could be wrong. They soon called over the radio “…can we bring out the bearcat?” Which means the SWAT and Negotiations Team are coming out. They said they had the female on the phone, although she still would not come out of the house. I beleive they cited and released her to avoid having the 3 children go in to protective custody. Neighbors heard loud banging and loud arguing. No other major details were heard on the radio that morning.