Deranged woman who sparked lockdown at San Diego mosque posts frantic videos begging for help before going on the run

A deranged woman who caused a San Diego mosque to go into lockdown has been posting frantic Instagram videos begging for help while she hides from cops.Ala Jaarah, who claims she is an “investigative journalist,” caused the Tuesday lockdown of the Islamic Center of San Diego after police received a report a woman was experiencing a severe mental health crisis.There were concerns she could be armed, but witnesses at the scene say she spoke with a security guard briefly before driving away.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story Officers then swarmed the scene and put out a wider security net as schools locked down in the area.Police gathered at other mosques to bolster security.The woman posted the interaction on her Instagram.

In the video, she appears to run breathlessly toward the mosque before telling a security guard that someone is “trying to kill me.”She then claims the cops are trying to kill her because she was “talking about Palestine.” “I’m scared,” she says in the clip, “I need protection.”She then runs screaming through the parking lot, saying, “You guys need to wake up.Wake up!”By 4 p.m.

Tuesday, SDPD confirmed the woman was no longer in San Diego County and alerted other law enforcement in the area where she was last believed to be.The lockdown was lifted, and the Islamic Center reopened for evening prayer.San Diego police were searching for the woman, who they said is driving a 2015 gray Toyota 4Runner with a New York license plate KGN3027.She reposted a news story regarding the search for her on her Instagram Wednesday morning.

Jaarah also posted a video of her interacting with San Diego police during an apparent traffic stop.In the video, she refuses to roll down her window, despite police orders, and then appears to flee ...