A person barricaded themselves inside a South Miami-Dade apartment complex, catapulting a tense standoff with police officers and a SWAT team. Around 1:20 p.m., officers — and Miami-Dade Police’s SWAT team — were called to a home in the area of Southwest 138th Road and 260th Street near Naranja, Homestead police told the Miami Herald. […]
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Reckless driver of 18-wheeler arrested after brief standoff
Jun. 10—A man accused of driving an 18-wheeler recklessly on Interstate 65 before leading deputies in a brief standoff on the Tennessee River bridge Sunday evening remained in jail on Monday, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Anthony Robin Landrum, 62, is charged with reckless endangerment, misdemeanor attempt to elude and possession of drug […]
Domestic shooting leads to standoff in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman shot and injured, and the accused gunman died after an hours-long standoff in Scranton. Police swarmed the neighborhood in the city’s Hill Section where the shooting happened, shutting down two roads much of the day. A 27-year-old woman was shot in the arm, sent to the hospital, treated, […]
Israeli military alarmed by standoff over West Bank funds, report says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military has warned the government its policy of cutting off funds to the Palestinian Authority could push the occupied West Bank into a third “intifada”, public broadcaster Kan Radio reported on Thursday. The warning, as the war in Gaza approaches the start of its ninth month, underlined the increasingly dire […]
Door stabbing prompts SWAT standoff in South Bay
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A SWAT standoff is underway on Wednesday at an apartment in the Nestor neighborhood, police said. Authorities received a call around 6:53 p.m. about a person stabbing her neighbor’s door in the 1100 block of Nestor Way, the San Diego Police Department told FOX 5/KUSI. Family mourns Escondido teen stabbed […]
2 suspects arrested after 7-hour SWAT standoff in Palm Coast, deputies say
Update: Two people were arrested after a seven-hour standoff Wednesday in Palm Coast, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Flagler County deputies received a call around 6:30 a.m. about residents playing loud music at 94 Forsythe Lane. A table, chairs, blanket and burning candle were also in the middle of the street. Investigators learned from […]
Police report provides more details about SWAT standoff at Lubbock motel
Police, SWAT team at active standoff outside northwest Atlanta home
Atlanta police and SWAT are on the scene of a standoff outside a northwest Atlanta home. Channel 2′s Darryn Moore is at the scene off Neal Street, where he spotted officers with long guns surrounding the home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Police responded to reports of shots fired inside […]
San Fernando Valley shooting suspect, 61, arrested after standoff; 5 injured
A 61-year-old man is in custody after a shooting spree that left five people hospitalized Saturday night in the San Fernando Valley, authorities confirmed to KTLA. The dangerous incident unfolded at around 11:30 p.m. after officers with the San Fernando Police Department responded to the 900 block of Orange Grove Avenue on reports that several […]
Authorities find new details on last week’s fiery standoff, homicide-suicide in Yelm
The Thurston County Coroner has released details about the deaths of two men in the Yelm area last week. Emergency responders were dispatched about 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, to a motor home and boat fire in the 10500 block of Old McKenna Road. Fire crews later discovered a dead man, prompting a wider investigation […]
Police standoff on 91 Freeway in Orange County forces lane closures in both directions
All lanes of the 91 Freeway were closed in both directions near Anaheim Hills on Friday morning due to a police standoff. Corporal Tobias Kouroubacalis with Corona PD told KTLA that the man was an armed stalking suspect and officers made contact with him in the area of McKinley Street and Griffin way in Corona. […]
Victims killed during Goshen standoff identified
May 23—GOSHEN — The Goshen Police Department has released the names of the two people found dead following a Thursday standoff. Sabrina Lieb, 30, and Elisha Smith, 36, were both found shot to death following a standoff which took place at 104 Huron St., a GPD news release stated. Goshen officers were called to the […]