SALINAS STANDOFF/LOCKDOWN - updated 11-10-10 05:30 a.v.
3 schools in East Salinas were placed on lockdown for about 3 hours yesterday after a man was detained in connection with a suspected burglary. 23-year old Francisco Orozco was seen going door-to-door in the neighborhood of the 900 block of La Mancha Way, when he broke into one of the homes and barricaded himself inside when officers arrived at around 11 a.m. The campuses of Frank Paul and Cesar Chavez Elementary schools, along with La Paz Middle School were closed down as a precaution. A K-9 unit was sent into the home at around 2 p.m and forced Orozco out of the home. No one was home during the standoff. Streets in the neighborhood were reopened after 2, and Orozco was booked into Monterey County Jail after being treated at a local hospital for lacerations caused by the K-9 unit.