UPDATE: Police Search For Man Who Brandished Weapon Near Mountain View School

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.

According to police, a Mountain View man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend and brandished a gun at a tow truck driver.

Around 12:12 p.m., Mountain View police responded to the 600 block of Mariposa Avenue for reports of a domestic disturbance. When police arrived, the victim told police that her boyfriend, identified as Orlando Rivera, had come to her work in Los Altos and forced her at gunpoint to drive them both back to Mountain View.

Police say when the duo arrived back in Mountain View, they were approached by a tow truck driver. Rivera brandished a gun at the tow truck driver and made the man hand over his cell phone before he left the area on foot.

Mountain View Police officers responded and established a perimeter to search the area. Due to the close proximity to Mariano Castro Elementary School and Gabriela Mistral Elementary School, MVPD School Resource Officers immediately went to the school to secure the campus and assist with “shelter-in-place” procedures.

Shortly after 2 p.m., an alert resident flagged down officers and reported a suspicious person hiding at her apartment complex. Officers immediately surrounded the complex in the 600 block of Mariposa Avenue and arrested Rivera without incident. Police say he was arrested on charges kidnapping, criminal threats and brandishing a weapon.

“The safety and security of our residents and children are our utmost priority in incidents like these,” said Capt. Chris Hsiung. “We want to thank the staff at Castro School and Mistral School and the Mountain View-Whisman School district for their quick response to our “shelter in place” request and for working with the police department during this incident.”

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UPDATE 2:09 p.m. - It appears the Shelter in Place has ended at Mariano Castro Elementary School in Mountain View.

Police sent out the following tweet moments ago:

UPDATE: “Shelter in place” at Mariano Castro Elementary School lifted. Suspect is in custody.

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(Original story)

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Mariano Castro Elementary School has an immediate Shelter In Place as Mountain View Police search for a man who brandished a weapon nearby.

Police released this photo of the unidentified man to gain the public’s help.

A tweet sent out at 1:27 p.m. indicates the current Shelter in Place at Mariano Castro Elementary School, 505 Escuela Ave. The school is between the Central Expressway and El Camino Real, near S. Rengstorff Ave.

Police say the search currently being conducted by MVPD has no connection to Mariano Castro Elementary School other than proximity.

If you have seen the man, or have any information, call 9-1-1 immediately.

-image via Mountain View Police Department