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Police Standoff
Newington, CT
Police & Fire
Newington CT Prison Guard Choked Wife, Kidnapped Kids In 7-Hour Police Standoff: Cops
A Connecticut correction officer is in custody after police say he choked his wife and took two children from a home in Newington. John Lacen-Romero, 36, was identified by officers as the suspect when they responded to a 911 call around 12:10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, Newington police said. During the altercation, Lacen-Romero is accused of threatening to harm himself, his wife, and the two children inside the home. Officers said the woman was trying to escape from Lacen-Romero and had loaded the two children — ages 8 and 11 — into her car. That's when police said Lacen-Romero attacked he…
St. Leonard-Port Republic, MD
Police & Fire
Gun, Cocaine, Cash Seized After 90 MPH Chase, Standoff In St. Leonard: Sheriff
A drug-addled man who held a woman against her will before taking police on a wild chase in Maryland is behind bars, officials say. Raymond Travis Entsminger, 52, of St. Leonard, put members of the Calvert County Sheriff's Office through their paces as they sought to investigate a reported domestic disturbance late last month. Deputies were called on Aug. 19 to a St. Leonard residence, where it was determined that Entsminger assaulted a woman and then held her against her will. According to the sheriff's office, investigators also learned that Entsminger was allegedly under…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Exclusive
: Young Man In Custody After Hour-Long Standoff In Hackensack
A police standoff with a barricaded man in Hackensack ended peacefully after approximately one hour Friday afternoon, Aug. 29. Neighbors told Daily Voice a male believed to be in his late teens had a gun in the building on the 400 block of Passaic Street. The building where police believe there is a barricaded subject. Cecilia Levine A young man was seen being escorted by officers from the building just after 3 p.m. The Bergen County Regional SWAT Team was at the scene.
Harrisburg, PA
News
Murder Suspect From NJ In Custody After Harrisburg Standoff: DA (
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A murder suspect from out of state barricaded himself inside a Harrisburg home before being taken into custody following a police standoff on Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. The incident began shortly before 1 p.m. when Harrisburg police and SERT units were called to the area of 4th and Peffer streets for a fugitive wanted for homicide in Northern New Jersey, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo and emergency dispatch. The man— identified as 34-year-old Daniel D. Wilson—locked himself inside a home, though investigators believe the residents of the property were not …
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
‘Shrieking’ Virginia Woman Gunned Down As Cops Ambushed At Door During Standoff: Police
A woman is dead, two cops were shot, and a man is in custody following an overnight standoff with police in Virginia. Shaun Boker, 39, is facing a host of charges after putting members of the Chesapeake Police Department through their paces during a late-night standoff that stretched into Thursday morning, officials say. Officers were first called shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6 to the 500 block of Willow Bridge Court to investigate a reported domestic assault involving a man and woman inside an apartment in the area. Upon arrival, officers were met by a woman shriekin…
Germantown, MD
Police & Fire
Watch
: Germantown Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Miami Man Beheads, Murders Mom, Retired New Milford Teacher Who Came To Check On Him: Police
A 40-year-old Miami Beach man was arrested and charged with murder after an eight-hour SWAT standoff over the weekend after his New Jersey mother's body was found nearly decapitated in a dumpster, police said. Anthony Caruso, 40, was arrested on Sunday, July 20, following the standoff at his apartment on Washington Avenue, according to a criminal complaint filed by Miami Beach Police. Police were dispatched to 800 Washington Ave.,, for a welfare check after Elizabeth Caruso’s son-in-law reported not hearing from her for over six hours, the affidavit says. Elizabeth had arrived mid-day Satu…
Netcong-Byram-Stanhope, NJ
Police & Fire
Barricaded Man Found Dead After Gunshot Heard In Byram Township Standoff, Police Say
A man was found dead inside his home following a tense standoff with police in Sussex County over the weekend, officials said. The incident began in Byram Township around 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, when officers responded to a home for a report of a possible domestic violence incident, according to a press release from the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers from the Byram Township Police Department arrived and attempted to make contact with the man, but “the individual, however, refused to comply and subsequently barricaded himself inside the home,” the release said. A short time …
Troy, NY
News
Triple Homicide: Man Kills Wife, 2 Others Before Attempting Suicide By Cop In Grafton: Police
A man murdered his wife and two others before attempting suicide by cop at an upstate New York home, police said. The Rensselaer County incident happened in the town of Grafton, at a residence on County Route 85, at around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, June 18. Whitney Fowler, 27, called 911 reporting an altercation with her husband Joshua Fowler, 26, and requested police come to the property, according to New York State Police. While she was on the phone, the 911 dispatcher heard gunshots and the call disconnected. Troopers arrived at the home roughly 10 minutes later and encountered Mr. Fowler…
Groton, CT
Police & Fire
Father Who Robbed Groton Bank With Son Before Stand-Off With Police Has Died: Chief
A Rhode Island man who was accused of robbing a Connecticut bank with his son last week died after nearly a week in the hospital, police said. His son died the day of the robbery. Shaun Fallon, 56, died around 8:45 p.m. on Monday, June 16, Groton police said. Original Report: Father, Son Rob Bank Followed By Motel Standoff With Police: Cops Shaun Fallon and his son, 27-year-old Zachary Fallon, were accused of robbing Chelsea Groton Bank on Gold Star Highway in Groton around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 12. They handed the teller a note demanding cash and saying the…
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Officer Shot Responding To Domestic Call; Barricade Ongoing In Hagerstown: Police (
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An officer is recovering after being shot during a domestic violence call in Washington County, where a suspect remains barricaded in a home as of late Thursday morning. Officers responded around 5 a.m. to the 700 block of Forrest Drive on June 12, where a man opened fire and struck a Hagerstown Police Department officer in the arm, officials said. The officer was rushed into surgery and is now in recovery. “We know the suspect has a weapon and already shot a police officer,” a police spokesperson said in an update just before 9:45 a.m. “We are using extreme caution and professionali…
Milford, CT
Police & Fire
Milford Man Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Police Find Weapons, Grenade Inside Home: Cops
A man who threatened to shoot officers during a welfare check is now facing serious charges after a tense standoff that lasted a day and a half. Daniel Rodak, of Milford, is charged with threatening, interfering with an officer, and breach of peace, police said. Police were called to Rodak's Pullman Drive home in Milford for a welfare check around 11:15 a.m. on Monday, April 28, but the routine visit unraveled quickly. Rodak reportedly shouted multiple threats to shoot the officers as they tried to speak with him. Out of caution, police backed away and set up a perimeter. They tried …
Millbrook-Dover, NY
Police & Fire
Man Barricades Himself In Clinton Home After Vehicle Chase: Police
A standoff in Dutchess County turned tense on Monday, April 7, when a man with possible gun access fled police and barricaded himself inside a home, authorities said. The incident began when 34-year-old Zachary Higgins led a deputy on a pursuit through the county that ended at 167 North Creek Rd. in Clinton, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. After abandoning his vehicle, Higgins allegedly ran into a residence on the property and barricaded himself inside. Authorities said he may have had access to firearms. In response, the Sheriff’s Office activat…
Dundalk, MD
Police & Fire
Armed Suspect Found Dead In Home After Standoff With Police In Dundalk (
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An hours-long standoff in Dundalk ended in tragedy Tuesday after an armed man who opened fire on officers was found dead inside his home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities confirmed. Officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 2500 block of Gray Manor Terrace around 7:30 a.m. on April 1 for reports of a prior gunfire incident, according to the agency. While investigating, officers were suddenly fired upon by a nearby resident, officials said. Police returned fire and immediately called for a barricade. The situation forced multiple area sc…
Allentown, PA
News
Armed Person Takes Own Life After Standoff: Lehigh County DA
A person died after shooting themself during a police standoff in Upper Saucon Township early Thursday morning, March 20, authorities said. Upper Saucon Township Police said officers responded to a 911 call at 12:48 a.m. reporting a home invasion and gunshots on the 4800 block of West Hopewell Road in Center Valley. When officers arrived, they found an armed individual outside the home. After more than 30 minutes of negotiations, the person shot themself, police said. Emergency responders transported the individual to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The incident appears…
Paterson, NJ
News
Cops Cleared In Killing Of Najee Seabrooks, Popular Paterson Activist
A state grand jury has declined to file criminal charges against the Paterson police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks, a violence interventionist who was killed during a police standoff in March 2023, authorities said. The grand jury’s March 17 2025, decision came after reviewing witness statements, video evidence, autopsy reports, and ballistics analysis, according to the New Jersey Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). Seabrooks, 31, of Paterson, was a former high school basketball star and dedicated violence interventionist with the Paterson Heal…
Bensalem, PA
News
Driver Killed After Pointing Gun At Officers Through Tear Gas In Bensalem Standoff: DA (
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A two-hour standoff in Bensalem ended in gunfire when an armed fugitive raised a handgun at officers through tear gas, prompting police to open fire, authorities said. Zachiry Derrek Kerschner, 30, of Lehighton, had led police on a high-speed chase before barricading himself in his car at the Liberty Gas Station on Bristol Pike, refusing to surrender, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Thursday, March 6, 2025. High-Speed Chase Ends In Standoff The incident began around 3:50 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, when Bensalem Police stopped Kerschner’s Ford Fusion near Route 1 and …
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
Armed Man Demands Police ‘Shoot Me’ In Harrisburg Parking Garage Standoff
A heavily armed man repeatedly begged Harrisburg police officers to "shoot me" during a tense standoff inside a downtown parking garage, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 17. The dramatic encounter began when officers responded to a trespassing complaint at the garage, where employees reported a man refusing to leave, police said. When officers arrived, the man concealed himself in a stairwell and claimed he was armed, according to the department. As officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, the man allegedly ignored commands and continued making movements as if he was reaching f…
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
12-Hour Standoff Ends In Arrest Of Norwalk Man, Police Say
A Connecticut man was arrested after a 12-hour standoff with police following an alleged domestic violence assault in which he threw a woman down a flight of stairs and struck her in the head with a dumbbell, authorities said. On Monday, Feb. 10, at 9:19 a.m., Norwalk police responded to 16 Sable St., after receiving a report of a disturbance, Norwalk Lt. Tomasz Podgorski said. Officers spoke with the female victim, who told police that Deval Pendergrast, 34, had physically assaulted her inside the home. After the attack, the victim was able to escape and was taken to the hospital for …
Waterbury, CT
Police & Fire
Hours-Long Standoff With Barricaded Man Ends In Waterbury (
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A standoff with a barricaded man ended after nearly three hours Thursday night, Oct. 3 in Waterbury, police said. Police said only that the suspect inside of the home at 43 Central Ave. was safely taken into custody without injury at approximately 7 p.m. Authorities were initially called to the home sometime around 4:50 p.m. 10/3/24, 4:50 PM : WPD is investigating a barricaded suspect at 43 Central Ave. Heavy police presence. Please avoid the area. Updates to follow. Thank you for your cooperation. pic.twitter.com/fIKtfwmYmT — Waterbury Police (@WaterburyPD) October 3, 2024 No further…
Bethesda, MD
Police & Fire
One In Custody Following Barricade At Vacant Home In Montgomery County: Park Police (
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One suspect has been taken into custody without further incident following a standoff with police at a Montgomery County building, police say. Shortly after 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, officers were called to the 5300 block of Willard Avenue in Chevy Chase to investigate a burglary at a vacant home that was located on park property. According to Maryland-National Park Police in Montgomery County, responding officers found Jose Angel Diaz-Vasquez, 66, inside armed with a knife, and he barricaded himself inside the building. NOW IN BETHESDA: @ParkPolice & MCP’s SWAT team on …
East Hampton, NY
News
Man Holed Up With Weapons Triggers Large Police Response At Montauk Home, Train Delays
Reports of a man in crisis who was holed up in a home with weapons triggered an hours-long police standoff on Long Island. The incident happened in Montauk, at a residence on Edgemere Road, on Friday morning, Aug. 23. East Hampton Police said they were contacted at around 11:45 a.m. by Suffolk County DASH, a response team of licensed professionals who help individuals feeling overwhelmed by substance use, mental illness or other life stressors. Relatives told police that a man inside the home was having a psychiatric emergency and was not responding to anyone. They confirmed there were sev…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Fairview SWAT Standoff Ends In Rutherford Man's Arrest, Police Say
A SWAT standoff in Fairview ended in the arrest of a Rutherford man in the early-morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 13, police said. Fairview police received an anonymous call just before 1 a.m. saying someone was trying to kill her, Fairview's deputy police chief John Pierotti said. Officers on scene on Franklin Avenue encountered an uncooperative female in the backyard with possible injuries, the deputy chief said. The female was not allowing officers inside of the house and said that her boyfriend was still inside. The boyfriend, later identified as Jonathan Fauret, 35, of Rutherford…
Frederick, MD
News
Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting
A man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was airlifted to an area hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make contact with the 45-year-old man, who indicated he was not coming out of his room and ad…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff Ends In Arrest Of 79-Year-Old Man In Union County, Police Say
A 79-year-old armed man, who barricaded himself inside a Clark home, was apprehended by police on the early morning of Wednesday, July 2, authorities said. At 12:31 a.m., officers responded to 9 Stanton St. on a report of shots fired, Clark police said in a release. An investigation revealed Kenneth Kutyla had barricaded himself with a weapon inside, police said. Union County Special Weapons and Tactics responded to the scene, followed by Union County SWAT, police said. The SWAT team was able to apprehend Kutyla, police said. Charges are pending against Kutyla, police said.
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Gun-Wielding Man Firing Shots Inside Maryland Home During Barricade Busted, Sheriff Says
New details have been released by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office following a standoff with a gun-wielding suspect who was barricaded inside an area home firing shots for more than an hour. Adrienne Mendoza Milam, 48, is facing a host of charges following an incident in Urbana on Friday morning that played out beginning around 9:30 a.m. in the 3800 block of Braveheart Drive on Friday, June 21. Upon arrival, police say that officers could hear gunshots ringing out of the single-family home, where Milam was the only occupant, and a perimeter was established outside the residence to prev…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
6-Hour NJ Standoff With Man Firing At Neighbors Ends In Arrest, Police Say
A 56-year-old man was arrested after a six-hour police standoff Monday, June 17 in South Jersey, police said. Officers were called to a home on the first block of Brookfield Avenue in Evesham around 2:25 a.m., where a 911 caller reported an argument with an armed man, Evesham police said. Officers were met with multiple instances of gunfire and heard gunshots from inside the home. They determined a lone male suspect, identified as John G Fox, was barricaded in the home. No law enforcement officers fired their weapons during the encounter. The New Jersey State Police TEAMS (Technical E…
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Officers Shoot, Kill Armed Man Firing Shots Inside Maryland Apartment: Police
A police standoff left one man dead after he was shot by SWAT officers in a Montgomery County apartment. The Montgomery County Department of Police received a distress call from the victim's mother at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Wednesday night, alerting them to an incident in the 3300 block of Hampton Point Drive. Google Maps street view When officers arrived, gunshots could be heard coming from the apartment, leading to deadly encounter. Montgomery County Police initiated an emergency response (ERT), and SWAT responded to the location, while officers negotiated with the man until…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Armed Barricade Suspect Who Abducted Victim Surrenders After Hours-Long Fairfax Standoff: PD
After an hours-long standoff, a barricaded man is in custody in Fairfax County, police said. Officers were called to a home on Chestnut Avenue in Mosby around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10 for a possibly-armed man who abducted and assaulted a victim, county police said. The man then refused to leave his home, prompting a standoff with police until 9:50 p.m., when he was taken into custody, police said. The victim had previously been safely removed. No further updates had been released as of Monday morning.
Arlington, VA
News
Two In Custody Following Standoff With Police In Northwest DC (
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Two people were taken into custody in Northwest DC following a standoff with members of the Metropolitan Police Department that led to several roads being closed in the area. The incident began shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday morning when an officer was flagged down regarding a possible armed robbery in the area of 8th Street and Florida Avenue NW that ended with two people running inside a building in the 2000 block of Georgia Avenue and barricading themselves inside. Members of the department's Emergency Response Team were able to breach building near Howard University - which was not in…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Gunman Who Shot Three Officers During 13-Hour Standoff Apprehended In Southeast DC: MPD
A 13-hour standoff with a barricaded man who shot three Metropolitan Police officers in Southeast DC ended peacefully on Wednesday night, authorities announced. Members of the department's Emergency Response Team successfully negotiated the surrender of 46-year-old Julius James, who sent three to the hospital during a chaotic day, according to an alert from the agency shortly after 9 p.m. on Feb. 14. The long day for members of the Metropolitan Police Department responded at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, when officers attempted to arrest James in the 5000 block of Hanna Place SE for…
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