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Hours-long standoff ends in Pasadena; was related to earlier attempted robbery
A man barricaded himself inside a Pasadena apartment beginning at 5 a.m. Monday, prompting police to evacuate the building at 70 N. Harkness Avenue.
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Pasadena Police surrounded an apartment complex in Pasadena Monday morning after an armed suspect refused to exit, Pasadena police said in a statement.
Pasadena Police Lt. Tracey Ibarra told The Los Angeles Times that a man whose name has not been released had barricaded himself inside the complex since 5 a.m., prompting police to evacuate the building at 70 N. Harkness Avenue. A SWAT team was called on scene.
Police say the incident was related to a attempted robbery that took place at around 1:30 a.m. that morning, in which a man that tried to rob a woman.
NBC Los Angeles reported that the standoff lasted around 7 hours and was brought to a close after the suspect spoke to his mother:
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The man surrendered after authorities contacted his mother, who arrived at the scene and spoke with her son by phone, according to City News Service.
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