A standoff between the Emeryville Police Department and someone who may have been having a mental health crisis ended peacefully this morning at about 9:45 p.m.
A man had barricaded himself into a property over the weekend at 4065/67 Watts Street. Employees at the building arrived on Monday to find chairs, boxes and other debris preventing their entry. A service call was made and Emeryville Officers were dispatched to the scene.
The subject was identified as an acquaintance of a contractor working at the location and had his permission to stay at the building. While the man appeared agitated and was nonsensical, he appeared to be unarmed and was not making threats.
Emeryville officers immediately began following deescalation protocols. All Emeryville Police officers are certified in Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) requiring 40 hours of service…