Standoff Ends Peacefully

On May 21 at approximately 6 p.m., officers from the Glendale Police Dept. responded to a residence located on the 1200-block of Thompson Avenue regarding a report of a male who had just pointed a firearm at a passerby. Upon arrival, officers observed a male, later identified as 37-year-old Marco Foschetti of Glendale, matching the description of the suspect standing on the front porch of a residence shouting belligerently. Before officers could contact Foschetti, he walked into his residence. Multiple witnesses on scene confirmed with officers that they had seen Foschetti point a firearm at a passerby for no apparent reason.

Officers set up a containment around Foschetti’s house and made several attempts to call him out of his residence, but were unsuccessful. All other occupants of the residence exited, leaving Foschetti alone and barricaded inside while being considered armed. Members of the Glendale Police Dept. SWAT team along with K-9 personnel and crisis negotiators responded to the location to assist. After negotiations failed, members of the SWAT team made entry to the residence, located Foschetti and took him into custody after an approximate nine-hour standoff.

Foschetti was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon.