They were absolutely incompetent here. They saw she was mentally unstable and let her go anyway, in the darkness of night, in an area she was not familiar with, to find her way home. I think most likely she just fell off the cliff. That area is very treacherous, I would have probably lost my balance in an area like that. The Lost Hills Sheriff’s station messed up big time. All they had to do was call a family member to pick her up, or call a mental facility to have her evaluated.
It is very suspicious, that given her mental state, they did not have her admitted to hospital on a 5150: danger to self/danger to others.
If her own parents- who knew about her mental problems- didn’t do something to help her, how are the police, who saw her one time, able to figure it out. I see street schizophrenics all the time. The cops pretty much leave them alone unless someone complains or they’re really going wacky. If they do arrest them, do you think they call their parents or relatives before they release them? Of course not- they’ve pretty much given up on them, as well. There are crazy people galore in big cities. Unless the person is an immediate danger to themselves or others, there’s not too much the cops can do except let them go.
The official investigative report is at odds with some of the claims being made. It indicates that she was offered the opportunity to remain at the station until she could get a ride, but she declined.
It’s also worthwhile doing a bit of research on the history of the attorney who’s making most of the inflamatory claims. LA residents will recognize the name.