Dozens of police officers were called to San Diego’s busy Little Italy community Saturday to investigate reports of a man armed with a metal rod causing a disturbance on the streets.
The San Diego Police Department confirmed the rod-wielding man, likely a transient, was acting out near the Little Italy Farmers Market and refused to put down the metal object when ordered to do so by officers.
A short, streetside standoff ensued between police and the suspect in front of the Pappalecco eatery and The Barbery barber shop in the 1600 block of State Street. Officers used pepper spray on the man and by 9:40 a.m., he was in custody of police.
He was handcuffed and taken away in an ambulance as onlookers cheered for the officers.
No injuries were reported, and no further details were immediately released.
