Standoff leads to arrest of South Lake Tahoe man after he was seen walking streets with firearm
[South Tahoe Now] 05/06/2022
Multiple officers came in as backup, including the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. They converged on the area and, at 4:56 a.m., located a man matching the suspect’s description in the 1000 block of Al Tahoe Blvd.
Officers contacted Grenesko from a safe distance and crisis negotiators were requested. Officers said he appeared to be in an agitated state and was speaking incoherently. Officers asked multiple times for him to drop his weapon but he refused, according to SLTPD Officer Traci Trapani.
Due to ineffective negotiations and the time law enforcement tried to communicate with Grenesko, sponge munition (a non-lethal method) was used. Trapani said this method reduces the chance of injuries.
Grenesko was taken into custody and now faces multiple felony charges: […]