A Burbank man was arrested Friday night following a two-day disturbance at a residence on East Orange Grove Avenue that involved a reported mental health crisis and hours of police de-escalation efforts, authorities said.
According to the Burbank Police Department, officers first responded around 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 10 to a home in the 1000 block of East Orange Grove Avenue for reports of a trespassing disturbance.
Officers arrived to find an adult male holding a hatchet while engaged in a verbal argument with family members. Police say he refused repeated commands to drop it before he retreated inside the residence…