Cathedral City Police peacefully resolve standoff on Vista Chino

Jonathan Horwitz and Paul Albani-Burgio, Palm Springs Desert Sun
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Police used a loudspeaker to negotiate with a subject who refused to surrender to police for over an hour in the Rio Vista neighborhood of Cathedral City, Calif., on Jan. 18, 2022.
Police used a loudspeaker to negotiate with a subject who refused to surrender to police for over an hour in the Rio Vista neighborhood of Cathedral City, Calif., on Jan. 18, 2022.

Cathedral City Police resolved a standoff on Tuesday with a man refusing to leave his home in the Rio Vista neighborhood on Vista Chino just east of Avenida Quintana.

According to Sgt. Brian Barkley, police were called around 1:40 p.m. about domestic violence issues at the man's house. However, the man refused to leave his home for over an hour.

Police called an armored vehicle to the scene as a precaution, but a SWAT team was not deployed and this was "absolutely not" a hostage situation, Barkley said.

After police used a loudspeaker to negotiate, the man peacefully surrendered to police and was taken into custody around 3 p.m.

It was not immediately clear if the man would face any charges; and his name was not immediately available.

Barkley said it is safe to return to the area.

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Police resolve standoff in Cathedral City's Rio Vista neighborhood