San Mateo Standoff Prompted By Woman Accused Of Domestic Violence

SAN MATEO, CA — A 48-year-old woman was arrested for barricading herself inside a San Mateo apartment after an alleged domestic violence assault Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded at 2:50 p.m. to a report of an assault in progress in the 1800 block of El Parque Court and as they arrived, Lolita Roberts ran back into her apartment and barricaded herself inside, according to police.

The victim told police that Roberts assaulted him and threw several items at him during an argument that occurred in front of their 9-year-old child, police said.

Crisis negotiators were called out and after nearly an hour, an officer was able to restrain Roberts through an open window as other officers entered the home to arrest her. She was taken to county jail where she later allegedly kicked a police officer.

A police officer was injured during the arrest at the home and was treated at a hospital and later released, police said. The officer Roberts kicked at the jail was not seriously hurt.

Roberts was booked into jail on suspicion of domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon, child endangerment, resisting police, and battery on an officer, police said.

— By Bay City News Service / Image via San Mateo Police Department