A strong showing of armed police prepare to storm a home on the 100 block of Hillcrest Drive off of Salinas Road Wednesday in Royal Oaks. At one point a man tossed a gun out of a window of the home. Nearby Ohlone Elementary School was put on lockdown throughout the 45-minute ordeal. Iran Perez, 36, was taken into custody for firearm charges and drug sales, including meth and heroin. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail.

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TARMO HANNULA
Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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