Petaluma Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Steven Clegg was wrapping up some reports at the city’s downtown fire station on Sunday when a man allegedly smashed through the facility’s glass front door and aggressively confronted the firefighters inside, an episode that ultimately ended in the man’s arrest, according to petaluma fire and law enforcement personnel.
Clegg, who was acting captain at the time, stepped out of a downstairs office to investigate the crash of glass around 10:45 p.m., according to the fire department and Petaluma Police Department Lt. Ken Savano. Clegg discovered a hockey puck-like object had apparently broken through the glass door, Savano said, and returned inside to inform police of the incident.
The firefighter did not notice that the suspect, 27-year-old Armando Arenas-Altamirano, had allegedly entered the building behind him, Savano said.
Arenas-Altamirano made his way to the building’s break room, where he began attempting to barricade the doors with furniture, Savano said. Clegg warned firefighters in a second-floor sleeping area and called police.