A man barricading himself inside a house, Holding People hostage. Instead, all officers found was a terrified woman. It began with a call to police at 2 00 in the morning. You open the door. There were floodlights. They started yelling at me to put my hands in the air. Reporter lori said when she got beyond the fence of her driveway, she came facetoface with eight san mateo officers, each pointing a gun right at her. When theres so many guns on you, somebody could have made a mistake and thought i was doing something that was threatening. So, it was frightening. Her next door neighbor said Police Officers spoke with him to identify her identity. Simon said he was shocked by the response. Like they would go on an nonmouse call. Reporter officers have to respond and take each case seriously. The officers are ready, willing and able to take action if they need to preserve safety in the community. Reporter half a dozen s. W. A. T. ing cases in san mateo. But points to a growing trend in so