UPDATE (5:40 p.m.) - Police say officers were called to Hotel Cerro at about 9 a.m. on Tuesday for a report that a woman who had spent the night at the hotel was refusing to leave and had threatened the staff.
When officers arrived, the woman reportedly barricaded herself in the room.
All hotel rooms on the same floor were evacuated as a precaution and nearby streets were closed to traffic.
Police say that at about 3 p.m., after several hours of negotiations, the woman was eventually convinced to leave the room and was taken into custody.
The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Patricia Castaneda of Grover Beach, was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats, a felony charge.
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UPDATE (3:21 p.m.) - Police report that a suspect has been taken into custody.
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(12:40 p.m.) - The San Luis Obispo Police Department has blocked off a portion of Garden Street in downtown San Luis Obispo as officers respond to a report of a person barricaded inside a room at Hotel Cerro.
Garden Street is closed between Marsh and Higuera streets.
Just before 11 a.m., police posted on social media asking people to avoid the area.
Police say there is no threat to the general public at this time.
This is a developing story and will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
