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A man trying to elude police in Tracy was captured after an aggressive standoff with law enforcement in a Dublin office parking lot on Saturday afternoon, according to authorities.
The highly visible encounter, which left multiple police vehicles damaged and saw officers use less-than-lethal projectiles and chemical agents, ultimately reached a safe resolution after more than two hours of impasse just off Dublin Boulevard, according to Dublin police Capt. Miguel Campos.
The 37-year-old man, whose name was not released, was initially transported to an area hospital for treatment before further processing, according to Campos. It is unclear what specific charges the arrestee is facing.
The situation began unfolding at 9:45 a.m. Saturday (March 9) when the Tracy Police Department issued a “be on the lookout” broadcast to other law enforcement agencies about “an armed and dangerous domestic violence suspect” in a silver 2018 Nissan Altima, according to Campos.
“Tracy PD advised the suspect was armed with a knife and threatened to commit ‘suicide by cop.’ He fled from Tracy PD, ramming a police vehicle in the process,” the captain said.
Nearly an hour and a half later, a license plate reader camera in Livermore reportedly recorded the Altima near the San Francisco Premium Outlets.
Livermore police followed the suspect’s car into Dublin on Fallon Road, and Dublin police worked with multiple peer agencies to attempt a traffic stop, according to Campos.
The driver initially stopped the car but failed to cooperate with officers’ orders to get out and surrender. He then rammed police vehicles and escaped, leading to a pursuit initiated by Dublin police and eventually ended with the help of California Highway Patrol spike strips, Campos said.
The suspect pulled his disabled vehicle into the parking lot of 4160 Dublin Blvd. – not far from the Interstate 580-Tassajara Road interchange – but still refused to cooperate, trying to run before barricading himself in his car, according to Campos.
Dublin police and Alameda County sheriff’s personnel made multiple attempts to gain compliance from the suspect, including crisis negotiators, less-lethal tools and chemical agents, to no avail, according to Campos.
“During the standoff, the suspect made multiple threats to law enforcement, indicating that he had additional weapons, and rammed multiple patrol vehicles in attempts to escape,” Campos said.
According to the captain, the man was ultimately arrested around 2 p.m. after law enforcement was able to “safely detain the suspect without further incident.” Additional details about how the arrest was made were not revealed.
Campos added that he could not disclose the arrestee’s identity at this time.
The two-hour-plus standoff led police to advise people to avoid that area of Dublin Boulevard for safety reasons, initially referring to the situation as an undisclosed “critical incident”. The Pleasanton Police Department was also involved in the six-agency law enforcement response.
