Crime & Safety
Long Beach Homes Evacuated As Robbery Suspect Prompts Standoff
The incident was reported in the 30 block of West Mountain View Street.

LONG BEACH, CA -- An armed robbery suspect who prompted a standoff with deputies was safely taken into custody Sunday afternoon.
The incident began around 9:15 a.m. at a home in the 30 block of West Mountain View Street when the suspect barricaded himself, forcing deputies to evacuate nearby homes.
A sheriff's Special Enforcement Bureau detail and a crisis negotiation team were dispatched to the scene, and ultimately took the suspect into custody.
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No other information was immediately available.
--City News Service contributed to this report; Photo via Shutterstock
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