RAINSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Rainsville Police Department (RPD) says a woman is in custody after a welfare check turned into a heavy police presence due to a person barricaded inside a home. RPD said officers answered a welfare check call at a residence on Lee Avenue at 5:23 p.m. The department said when officers […]
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Driver barricades after freeway crash in San Ramon, CHP says he was under influence of drugs
SAN RAMON, Calif. – A driver, allegedly under the influence of drugs, was involved in a two-vehicle crash before they barricaded themselves in their vehicle Saturday in San Ramon, California Highway Patrol says. San Ramon Police Department initially said this was an armed and barricaded subject on southbound Interstate 680. CHP said the driver was […]
Police hope water barricades installed in part of Over-the-Rhine will help reduce crime
Water barricades are now in place in an area of Over-the-Rhine in hopes of reducing crime. Cincinnati police installed the water barricades at Green and Republic streets, an area they say is a hot spot for drug deals and crime. Scott Ford, who lives in the neighborhood, says every night, a crowd of more than […]
Police begin removing barricades at pro-Palestinian protesters’ site at UCLA
Los Angeles police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment on the UCLA campus. The move comes after officers spent hours on loudspeakers, threatening to make arrests if people did not disperse at the university in the Californian city. Hundreds of people had gathered on campus in support, both inside a barricaded tent […]
Suspect barricades himself inside home with hostages after deadly shootings
A suspect has barricaded himself in a home in New Jersey and is holding hostages after allegedly shooting three people dead in suburban Philadelphia. The Saturday morning shooting in Falls Township in eastern Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of a St Patrick’s Day parade and shut down a children’s theme park. Authorities in Bucks County issued […]
Rosamond man barricades himself from deputies after allegedly violating restraining order: KCSO
ROSAMOND, Calif. (KGET) — A Rosamond man barricaded himself from deputies after he allegedly violated a restraining order on Tuesday, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. According to KCSO, deputies were dispatched to the 3300 block of 15th Street West for a report of a violation of a restraining order. Deputies assigned to the […]
Stand-off with German police as woman barricades herself in hospital
A 65-year-old woman barricaded herself inside a hospital in Aachen in western Germany on Monday, sparking a major police operation. The woman entered the facility in the afternoon, the police said. Smoke was noticed coming from the building a short time later. The Bild newspaper reported that the woman had set off pyrotechnics inside the […]
Stand-off with German police as woman barricades herself in clinic
A 65-year-old woman barricaded herself inside a clinic in Aachen in western Germany on Monday, sparking a major police operation. The woman entered the hospital in the afternoon, the police said on Monday evening. Shortly afterwards, smoke was noticed in the area. Police have dispatched special forces to the site. The rooms in the surrounding […]
Wanted fugitive barricades himself in Sandy SWAT standoff
SANDY, Utah (ABC4) — The U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Strike Team went to find a wanted fugitive Thursday night and take him into custody, but when the fugitive saw the team, police said he went back inside and barricaded himself. Sgt. Moffitt with the Sandy Police Department said the standoff happened near 1800 East and […]
France’s protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades
Protesting farmers were encircling Paris with tractor barricades and drive-slows on Monday, using their vehicles to block motorways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war. The targeting of Paris — host of the Summer Olympics in six months […]
Man barricades himself in Laurel home, arrested
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Laurel Police Department said it arrested a man after he barricaded himself in his home in the early hours of Sunday. Officers were notified about a stolen vehicle in the area of the 14600 block of Philip Court at about 12:50 a.m. Police saw a suspect […]
UNLV students build makeshift barricades as gunman opens fire
When the unthinkable happened, UNLV students were grabbing free food for “study week,” at cheerleading practice, and hurrying to class with their focus on final exams. “It’s one of those things,” said law student Carlos Eduardo Espina, “that you want to think, it’s not gonna happen.” Then it does. Three people were killed, one person […]