Deputies block off Cayucos intersection to take allegedly suicidal woman into custody
A busy intersection in Cayucos was blocked off to traffic Thursday as San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an allegedly suicidal woman.
On Thursday afternoon, deputies responded to a missing person call regarding a 51-year-old woman from Los Osos, whom the agency did not identify in a news release.
Family members were concerned because the woman had made suicidal statements and was in possession of a handgun, the news release says.
At approximately 3 p.m., the woman’s vehicle was located by deputies near the intersection of Cayucos Drive and North Ocean Avenue in Cayucos. The woman was reportedly seen inside the vehicle.
Because of public safety concerns about the woman harming herself or others, the street was blocked off and those in the immediate area were evacuated, the news release states.
A perimeter was set up around the vehicle, and deputies as well as a Behavioral Health specialist with the Sheriff’s Community Action Team attempted to contact the woman by cellphone, text and PA announcements, but she refused to cooperate, the agency says.
At approximately 4:15 p.m., the news release says, the woman started the vehicle and attempted to drive off but was blocked by a State Parks vehicle.
She then exited the vehicle and was detained without further incident.
A handgun was found in the vehicle. The woman was taken into the custody of County Behavioral Health Department staff and placed on a 72-hour mental health hold.
