Crime & Safety
Castro Valley Suspect Placed On Psych Hold
He barricaded himself in his home on Monday.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA — An armed man who barricaded himself in a home in Castro Valley in unincorporated Alameda County on Monday morning but eventually surrendered has been placed on a psychiatric hold, a sheriff's spokesman said today.
The man is expected to face criminal charges once the psychiatric hold is lifted but because of patient privacy rules authorities aren't releasing his name at this point, Sgt. Ray Kelly said.
The incident began around 5 a.m. on Monday when the man barricaded himself in a home at Center Street and Veronica Avenue in Castro Valley, taking his girlfriend hostage, Kelly said.
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The man let his girlfriend go but told his brother he wanted to kill himself, according to Kelly. The sheriff's crisis intervention unit negotiated with the man and he walked out of the house about two hours after the standoff began, Kelly said. No one was hurt in the standoff.
— Bay City News; Image via Shutterstock
