CARLSBAD, Calif. — On August 7, 2020, at 6:48 a.m., officers from the City of Carlsbad Police Department responded to the 5300 block of El Arbol Drive for a report of a subject inside a residence. The homeowner confirmed no one was supposed to be inside.
On arrival, officers observed a male inside the residence. The male fled into a bedroom upon seeing the officer. Officers made verbal contact with the subject through the closed door. After several hours of unsuccessful negotiations with the subject, the male refused to exit the room.
Carlsbad SWAT officers were called to the scene. Residents in the immediate area were asked to evacuate or shelter in place. The subject was eventually arrested without incident.
Officers identified the subject as 45-year-old Michael Shawn Wade from Arizona. Officers arrested Wade for Residential Burglary and Delaying/Obstructing an Officer and booked him into the Vista Detention Facility.
There were no injuries reported. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
For more information
Lieutenant Greg Koran, 760-931-2115 or greg.koran@carlsbadca.gov
Police media contact
Jodee Reyes, Public Information Officer, 760-931-2105 or jodee.reyes@carlsbadca.gov
