One Man in Custody After Hours-Long Standoff in Incline

A man’s in custody following an hours-long standoff in Incline Village after authorities said he broke into a garage. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office said 49 year old Donald Diffin, broke into a woman’s garage on Winding Way off Tahoe Boulevard Saturday night around 8 o’clock. The woman told dispatchers she was home alone and heard someone trying to get into her home from the garage. Placer County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Nevada Highway Patrol troopers assisted in setting up a perimeter while Washoe County deputies attempted to get the suspect to surrender. Deputies safely got the woman away from the house. After more than an hour of attempting to get the suspect to surrender, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team arrived and took over command of the incident. After another two hours, SWAT determined the suspect’s exact location and using less-lethal tactics, took Diffin into custody shortly after 11:30 p.m.