Carlsbad CA— Saturday afternoon, June 10th at 4:50 p.m., a Carlsbad Police Department Officer was in the 4500 block of Cove Drive investigating an unrelated incident when she was flagged down by a citizen who stated he’d just interrupted a subject trying to break into a home.

The citizen stated that a male subject was attempting to break into his home through a window and fled after a brief physical altercation with the citizen. The male fled the area and entered a nearby residence where he subsequently barricaded himself into the attic of that residence.
Officers responded and established a perimeter around the home where the male entered and hid.  Officers searched the home and with the assistance of San Diego Sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter they located the male hiding in the attic of the residence.
The male was identified as Kai Sells from Carlsbad, a 38-year-old white male. He was arrested for a felony violation of attempted burglary, burglary and misdemeanor violation, vandalism and battery. He was subsequently booked into the Vista Detention Facility for the above mentioned charges.