Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau personnel responded to assist Lancaster Station with a reported barricaded armed burglary suspect, with sheriff’s assault vehicles and units seen leaving the Santa Clarita Valley Station early Monday morning.
The incident was reported at approximately 5:09 a.m. on the 3800 block of Avenue K in Lancaster, resulting in the surrounding homes being evacuated for the safety of the residents, according to a Nixle released by the Sheriff’s Department.
After several hours and many verbal attempts by Lancaster Station deputies, SEB Tactical Team and the Crisis Negotiations Team, no contact was made with the suspect, and when SEB cleared the premises, no suspect was located, per an updated Nixle released at 12:45 p.m.