Tag: SWAT

SWAT responds as man holds woman hostage in Salt Lake City home, police say

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Salt Lake City Police took a 51-year-old man into custody after a domestic violence kidnapping situation in the Yalecrest neighborhood Saturday morning. At around 9:30 a.m. on May 18, police received a call about a suspicious circumstance involving a woman who was allegedly involved in a domestic violence situation. ‘Worst […]

Wanted man in custody following SWAT standoff in Dayton

May 15—A man wanted by U.S. Marshals was taken into custody following a SWAT standoff in Dayton Wednesday afternoon. The standoff came to an end just before 3:30 p.m. on King Avenue. U.S. Marshals initially responded to the house for a man wanted for federal crimes, including weapons charges, said Dayton police Maj. Chris Molson. […]

Harrison Twp. man pleads guilty in SWAT standoff

May 14—A Harrison Twp. man faces up to 16 years in prison for firing shots and then barricading himself inside an apartment in February, prompting an hourslong SWAT standoff, while he was free awaiting trial for felonious assault. John Eric Duke Sr., 37, pleaded guilty May 6 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to having […]

Canoga Park home raided by FBI agents, SWAT team

Neighbors remain stunned after FBI agents and SWAT team members swarmed a Canoga Park home on Tuesday night. Federal agents responded to a townhome on the 21700 block of Hart Street at around 5:45 p.m. A search warrant for a male suspect was being served as armored trucks arrived on the scene. Officers deployed flash […]

2 dead after shooting in Buffalo; SWAT unit converges around residence

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two men were fatally shot Saturday afternoon on Buffalo’s East Side, and a SWAT unit was on the scene, Buffalo police officials announced. Police said they responded around 12:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Zenner Street, where two individuals had been shot. Officials later confirmed that the two victims, who […]

Target store in Woodbury on lockdown; SWAT team dispatched to ‘active scene’

A SWAT team was dispatched Monday morning to the Target store in Woodbury Village for an “active scene,” police said. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which investigates when law enforcement officers uses force, said the agency is responding to a use-of-force incident at the location in Woodbury on Monday afternoon. The store, located near […]

Suspect in Conway armed standoff with SWAT dies

CONWAY, Ark. – Arkansas State Police is investigating after an armed man in Conway crashed into a business, leading to a standoff with SWAT and Negotiations Teams. Saturday morning the Conway Police Department posted to social media advising the public to avoid the Lewis Crossing Shopping Center and surrounding areas due to an active incident […]

Drug arrest in Portsmouth as local SWAT team responds to Gosling Road

PORTSMOUTH — One felony drug arrest resulted from a response by the local SWAT team Friday evening. The Seacoast Emergency Response Team went to Gosling Road about 5:30 p.m. to serve a “high-risk arrest warrant,” according to Portsmouth police Capt. Dave Keaveny. A 29-year-old man who lives at 12 Gosling Road was “taken into custody […]