CHULA VISTA, Calif. (CNS) – A man was arrested for allegedly hurling a hammer at a Chula Vista Police Department cruiser stopped at a red light at an intersection in the South Bay city, shattering a window and leaving an officer with minor injuries.
Two officers were inside the marked patrol vehicle at Brisbane Street and North Fourth Avenue in Chula Vista on Aug. 28, at about 3 p.m., when 29-year-old Luis Angel Ortiz rode up on a bicycle and allegedly threw the tool at them before pedaling away, CVPD Sgt. Anthony Molina said.
“Initially, the officers thought shots were being fired at the vehicle but (then) realized that a hammer came crashing through the window,” Molina said…