Local Color VIII -- Kinks in da'Hood

By a process of default thinking I declined to respond to a medical call at 01:45 Saturday morning -- one of those, "The go-getters will go get it," things. It turns out to be a wise decision because there were shots-and-tasers-fired and our Med unit wasn't released until 08:00, so everyone got to stay up all night waiting for the taser barb removal ritual. This all happened in my neighborhood, which, combined with multiple recent calls further down the street to transport intoxicated inhabitants to rehab, is making my colleagues in the VFD a bit suspicious of my general geographic sanity level...

Case #0212004766 -- 03-31-2012
Aggravated Assault On A Law Enforcement Officer and Mental Evaluation Hold

Location: E. Sunlit, Seton Village area, Santa Fe, NM

Arrested: Charges pending, name witheld for actve/on-going investigation

On Sunday March 31, 2012 at 1:43 am Santa Fe County Sheriff's Deputies received a call for service in regards to a suicidal female. Santa Fe County Sheriff's Deputies arrived on scene and the suicidal female barricaded herself in the residence with a small, black in color, semi automatic handgun. Deputies attempted to negotiate with the female to surrender the weapon and come out of the residence. The female was not complying with any verbal commands at which time Santa Fe County Sheriff's Deputies encountered the female in a hallway pointing the weapon at them. Santa Fe County Sheriff's Deputies advised the female to drop the weapon and the female wouldn’t. One shot was fired by a Santa Fe County Sheriff's Deputy, not striking the female, and the female sought cover within a bedroom.

Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office S.W.A.T. Team was activated and arrived at the scene. The female was still irrational and not complying with any verbal commands. The female demanded her purse be brought to her and Santa Fe County S.W.A.T. complied with the demand. The female attempted to retrieve the purse from the porch at which time Santa Fe County S.W,A.T. implemented the use of a Taser. The female was struck with the Taser and then taken into custody without incident at 7:40 am on today's date.

The female was transported to Christus St. Vincent's Hospital for a mental evaluation where she currently remains with an involuntary hold for observation. This case is under investigation and charges are pending.