PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A woman was taken into custody and later released in a Pacific Palisades cul-de-sac after a bizarre standoff with Los Angeles police.
The incident started around 5:30 p.m. when authorities began following her. At one point, in Las Canoas Road, she failed to yield and then rammed a patrol car with her vehicle.
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Authorities tried putting spike strips onto the road in case she tried to ram another car. The woman and police were at a standoff for a short time before she drove to the end of the road and stopped at a gate.
The woman eventually got out of the car, attempting to open the gate, and officers swarmed her and took her into custody.
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It was unclear why police were initially following the woman.
Authorities later released the woman because she was deemed to have mental issues. She was taken to a hospital for an evaluation.
Police did file two reports for minor damage to the patrol car and another vehicle she hit.
Police rush toward a woman after she was in a short standoff with them in a Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Thursday, March 9, 2017. (KABC)