Milpitas DV Suspect Eludes SWAT Team Amid Overnight Standoff

MILPITAS, CA — Authorities in Milpitas are still searching for a domestic violence suspect who eluded a SWAT team on Sunday evening.

In a social media post, police said officers were called to a home on Spence Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday. Officers saw the man in front of the home and attempted to detain him, but he ignored their commands and ran into a side yard.

More officers worked to set up a perimeter around the home and used a drone to search for the suspect. Officers also checked the area around Spangler Elementary School but did not locate the man. Based on information at the time, police said they believed the man had run inside the home.

Police made several loudspeaker announcements and phone calls but were unable to reach the man. A judge authorized an arrest warrant and the police department called in a SWAT team. Due to the late hour, law enforcement waited to serve the warrant until Monday morning, but officers determined the man had not been inside the home and was still at large.

"To ensure the safety of the community, officers were deployed around the residence during the entirety of the incident," the department wrote on social media. "Although the presence of police activity can be unsettling, the Milpitas Police Department is committed to utilizing all available staffing and resources to maximize the safety of our officers and our community."