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Hotel Near Disneyland Evacuated When Armed Parolee Barricades Himself In Room
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An armed, wanted parolee barricaded himself in a room at a hotel near Disneyland today, prompting the hotel to be evacuated.
Officials with the Department of Corrections received a tip that the parolee at large was in the vicinity of the Ramada Hotel on Harbor Boulevard around 10 am this morning, according to KTLA.
He locked himself in the hotel room and refused to come out. SWAT officers were called to the scene and the hotel was evacuated. As of 2 pm, he was still in his room. Officials told KTLA that the unidentified parolee is wanted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and is believed to be armed and dangerous.
In the meantime, South Harbor Boulevard between Orangewood Avenue and Wilken Way were closed.
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