A man who allegedly vandalized the Coachella Valley branch of the Riverside County District Attorney’s office in Indio and fled onto the roof of a building Monday, prompting a police standoff, but was ultimately taken into custody.

Officers responded to the District Attorney’s Office branch on Highway 111 in Indio at about 8:45 a.m. Monday on a report of vandalism, according to the Indio Police Department. The nature of the vandalism was unclear.

Police said a witness followed a suspect, who allegedly vandalized additional property then climbed onto the roof of a building in the 83000 block of Highway 111, prompting a standoff with police, including a SWAT team.

Around 2 p.m., several flash-bangs were thrown at the rooftop of the Sunline building, and officers apprehended the suspect, w

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