Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
MPD Officers 'In Good Spirits' After Being Shot During DC Standoff, Chief Says MPD Officers 'In Good Spirits' After Being Shot During DC Standoff, Chief Says
MPD Officers 'In Good Spirits' After Being Shot During DC Standoff, Chief Says The three Metropolitan Police Department officers who were shot by a barricaded man during a standoff in Southeast DC on Wednesday morning are recovering at the hospital, according to Chief Pamela Smith. Officers were called to the 500 block of Hanna Place SE on Feb. 14, where an armed man barricaded himself inside after they attempted to serve an arrest warrant, reportedly for animal cruelty offenses. During the incident, multiple shots were fired by the man, with three officers struck during the barrage of gunfire, leaving them with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries tha…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Three Officers Shot During Standoff With Barricaded Man In DC: Metropolitan Police (UPDATED) Three Officers Shot During Standoff With Barricaded Man In DC: Metropolitan Police (UPDATED)
Three Officers Shot During Standoff With Barricaded Man In DC: Metropolitan Police (Updated) Three officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were shot during a standoff with a barricaded man on Wednesday morning, the agency confirmed. Police say that the officers were called at around 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 14 to the 500 block of Hanna Place SE to reportedly serve an arrest warrant, leading to the barricade. DC Fire and EMS remains on scene to assist law enforcement at the 5000 block of Hanna Place SE. All further press inquiries should be directed to @DCPoliceDept — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 14, 2024 During the subsequent standoff, multiple shots were fired, and…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Fires Gun Inside Long Island Business Before 3-Hour Standoff, Police Say Man Fires Gun Inside Long Island Business Before 3-Hour Standoff, Police Say
Man Fires Gun Inside Long Island Business Before 3-Hour Standoff, Police Say A man allegedly opened fire inside a Long Island business before engaging in a three-hour standoff with police. Emergency crews in Riverhead were called at around 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, for a man shooting a gun inside the Cross Island Concrete Corporation, located on Kroemer Avenue. Multiple agencies, including the Riverhead, Suffolk County, and Southold police departments responded and cordoned off the area surrounding the business. A K-9 unit and hostage negotiator were also brought in, according to Riverhead Police. Shortly before 7 p.m., police arrested the suspect, 43-year-old …

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by Michael Mashburn
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Kills Himself Inside Lake Ronkonkoma Home After Shooting At Officers, Police Say Man Kills Himself Inside Lake Ronkonkoma Home After Shooting At Officers, Police Say
Man Kills Himself Inside Lake Ronkonkoma Home After Shooting At Officers, Police Say A man is dead after police say he shot at officers and then killed himself at his Long Island home. The incident happened just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 in Lake Ronkonkoma. The officers responded to a 911 call reporting an intoxicated and suicidal man with a handgun inside a home, located at 26 Wiggins St., according to Suffolk County Police. Shortly after police arrival, Pedro Laureano, age 55, a resident of the home, exited the house and exchanged gunfire with an officer, said police.  Laureano then retreated and barricaded himself in the home. A short while later…

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by Joe Lombardi
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police
Standoff Ended By SWAT Officers Deploying Pepper Balls In Maryland Department Store: Police New details have been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a four-hour standoff inside an area department store. Armed with a knife, police say that Christopher Lawrence, 37, attempted to steal a watch from JC Penney at the Westfield Wheaton Mall, but was caught and wound up barricading himself inside of a fitting room, forcing an evacuation of the store while police worked to resolve the situation. The barricade was reported at JC Penney at the Wheaton Mall Google Maps street view The incident began at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, with dozens …

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
Police Issue Preliminary Statement On Home Explosion, Standoff In Arlington (UPDATED) Police Issue Preliminary Statement On Home Explosion, Standoff In Arlington (UPDATED)
Police Issue Preliminary Statement On Home Explosion, Standoff In Arlington (Updated) A Virginia neighborhood was shell-shocked on Monday afternoon when an explosion rocked an area neighborhood. An otherwise quiet afternoon was punctuated at around 4:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4 when officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called to the 800 block of North Burlington Street, where there was reports of shots fired, investigators say. They could not have expected what transpired. According to police investigators, a person discharged a flare gun between 30 and 40 times inside his home and into the surrounding neighborhood, resulting in a massive spectacle that c…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Victim Removed, Man Barricaded Inside Fairfax County Home After Domestic Incident (DEVELOPING) Victim Removed, Man Barricaded Inside Fairfax County Home After Domestic Incident (DEVELOPING)
Victim Removed, Man Barricaded Inside Fairfax County Home After Domestic Incident (Developing) Some residents have been advised to shelter in place in Fairfax County as police work to resolve a barricade situation on Friday afternoon. At around 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 8100 block of McCauley Way in Lorton, where a man was refusing to leave an area home following a domestic incident. Police say that the victim has been removed from the residence, but the standoff was ongoing as the clock approached 1 p.m. on Friday. Officers are on scene of a barricade in the 8100 block of McCauley Way in Lorton for a man ref…

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by Zak Failla
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Bogus Contractor Arrested After Stafford Standoff: Cops Bogus Contractor Arrested After Stafford Standoff: Cops
Bogus Contractor Arrested After Stafford Standoff: Cops A 37-year-old man posing as a construction worker in an attempt to scam customers was arrested after his failed attempt and brief police standoff in Stafford, authorities said. Gerson Estanley Rodriguez-Lizama was hired by a family on Onville Road for work on their home, but he had yet to do so when police were called to the home on Oct. 27, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. "While at first it appeared to be a civil matter, as Deputy Bates dove further into the investigation, he discovered the suspect might be defrauding the pair," Decatur said. Bates tracked down Rodriguez-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Sought After Standoff With Police In South Jersey Man Sought After Standoff With Police In South Jersey
Man Sought After Standoff With Police In South Jersey A 32-year-old man fled police after a standoff in Cumberland County, authorities said. Officers were initially dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of North 4th Street at approximately 9 a.m. Saturday in reference to a domestic-related incident in which a male made threatening statements, Millville police said. New Jersey State Police and Millville police attempted to make contact with the subject until information was received the male was no longer on location, Chief Ross Hoffman said in a press statement.  The incident remains under investigation.  No one was injured an…

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by Jon Craig
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
STANDOFF: 84-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation In PA STANDOFF: 84-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation In PA
Standoff: 84-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Hours-Long Barricade Situation In PA An 84-year-old woman is facing multiple charges after an hours-long standoff with police in Pennsylvania, they said. West Whiteland officers went to serve a mental health warrant to Laraine Whayland at a home on Grubbs Mill Road on Thursday, Sept. 28, when she threatened the officers, West Whiteland Police Sgt. Scott Pezick said. ERT Officers were able to safely grab Whayland and remove her from the house after a nearly four-hour standoff, Pezick said. Whayland was taken to the hospital and charged with terroristic threats, possessing instruments of crime, recklessly endangering another pe…

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by Cecilia Levine
York, PA
News
Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself
Girl Orphaned: MD Man Shot PA Mom Before Turning Gun On Himself A police standoff in York County has ended with a murder-suicide, York County Coroner Pam Gay told Daily Voice.  A 31-year-old Prince George's, Maryland resident Devon Elias shot 29-year-old Megan Caitlyn Saunders in the chest before shooting himself in the head, around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to the York County Coroner's office. Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech was called to the scene to investigate and certify the deaths at 2:47 p.m. This incident is from an "apparent domestic incident" and the time of death was recorded as 3:35 p.m., as stated in the coroner's release…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Eviction Turned 'Active Shooting' Ends With Man Dead, Deputy Injured In Pittsburgh (UPDATE) Eviction Turned 'Active Shooting' Ends With Man Dead, Deputy Injured In Pittsburgh (UPDATE)
Eviction Turned 'Active Shooting' Ends With Man Dead, Deputy Injured In Pittsburgh (Update) Sheriff's deputies were issuing an eviction notice when someone inside the home opened fire on Wednesday morning, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. William 'Bill' Hardison was found shot dead inside his home after he fired at police and SWAT multiple times, according to a police statement at a press conference.  Around 11 a.m. PPS first issued an alert about the "active shooting situation in the city's Garfield neighborhood. The public was asked to avoid the 4800 block of Broad Street and North Mathilda Street. One deputy has been injured in the first round of shooting, but he was a…

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by Jillian Pikora