On Wednesday, Oct. 3, at approximately 1:42 p.m., Cypress Police Officers were dispatched to the parking lot of the Cypress Police Department (5275 Orange Ave.) in regards to a theft suspect, later identified as Kelsie Ezra, 30, who was brought to the police department by her grandmother.
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, at approximately 1:42 p.m., Cypress Police Officers were dispatched to the parking lot of the Cypress Police Department (5275 Orange Ave.) in regards to a theft suspect, later identified as Kelsie Ezra, 30, who was brought to the police department by her grandmother.
Earlier in the day, the grandmother reported a petty theft and believed her granddaughter was the suspect. As the grandmother pulled into the parking lot in front of the police department, the female immediately exited the vehicle, holding a large knife, and began walking toward officers, who were already waiting in front of the building.
The officers began to give verbal commands to Ezra to drop the knife. The female allegedly refused to comply with the commands and then placed the knife against her own neck.
While holding the knife to her own neck, she allegedly and repeatedly yelled “shoot me.” She then yelled at the officers that she had a gun and planned to kill them.
At the same time, Ezra began making exaggerated, furtive movements with her free hand down the front of her waistband while threatening to shoot the officers.
Fearing that the female would either harm herself or assault the offices on scene, a beanbag shotgun was deployed. Two rounds were fired and both struck the female in the chest, causing her to immediately drop the knife and fall to the ground.
Ezra was quickly taken into custody and treated for undisclosed injuries at a local hospital. Ezra remains in police custody at an undisclosed hospital for a handful of charges, including threatening to kill a police officer, possession of a dagger, petty theft, brandishing a weapon, and for an outstanding $15,000 warrant.
CYPRESS
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Suspicious Person – 10:22 a.m. – 5500 block of Marcella Ave. – A black male, in his 20s, wearing a blue baseball hat, kept walking past vehicles, looking inside the windows and then inside water hoses. The caller said the subject was unknown in the area. Officers responded and found people passing out fliers, but did not locate the subject.
Petty Theft – 12:23 p.m. – 9200 Valley View (Cypress College) – Officers recovered a stolen bike that a subject had purchased from an alleged thief. The property was recovered.
Suspicious Circumstances – 2:27 p.m. – 6212 Rosemary Drive – Caller knows residents are at work and heard sounds of breaking glass. Caller heard sounds two times in last five minutes. No movement was seen and nothing else was heard. Officers responded and everything checked out.
DUI – 5:11 p.m. – Valley View/Lincoln – Caller reported a blue Trail Blazer, which was swerving. Caller attempted to follow the vehicle, and officers attempted to find it, but the vehicle drove outside of the jurisdiction so officers gave up the pursuit.