Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood 14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood
14-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunfight With Police In Philadelphia Neighborhood A pair of Philadelphia police officers returned fire at a 65-year-old suspect who shot at them during a 14-hour standoff over the weekend, authorities tell Daily Voice. Officers were initially called to the 400 block of W. Bringhurst Street on reports of an armed man around 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, police tell Daily Voice. Soon after, police heard one shot, left the house, set up a perimeter, and declared a barricade. After nine hours of negotiations, the man said he wasn't going to leave the property. Officers lost communication with the man for several hours, and so, on Sunday morn…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Truck Containing 750K Dimes Robbed In Philadelphia, Police Say Truck Containing 750K Dimes Robbed In Philadelphia, Police Say
Truck Containing 750K Dimes Robbed In Philadelphia, Police Say Investigators are looking for answers in a Walmart parking lot after a truck containing nearly a million dimes was broken into and robbed, authorities say.  It happened at 4301 Byberry Road, Philadelphia police told Daily Voice. An unmarked truck containing an estimated 750,000 dimes was broken into during the night, authorities believe.  It's not clear how many coins were stolen, but dimes were scattered from the parking lot to Woodhaven Road, police said. A SWAT unit was on the scene early Thursday afternoon, according to the department, and bystander footage showed police …

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by Mac Bullock
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Crisis Negotiators Help SWAT, Police Resolve Situation At Stoneham Home Crisis Negotiators Help SWAT, Police Resolve Situation At Stoneham Home
Crisis Negotiators Help SWAT, Police Resolve Situation At Stoneham Home Crisis negotiators along with local police and SWAT officers successfully de-escalated a situation at a Stoneham home this week, according to officials.  The Town sent out an alert about police activity in the area north of Redstone near Main and North Streets around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12.  Videos posted to social media captured multiple police cars and SWAT vehicles outside a residence in that area.  The activity was in response to an individual with a known mental illness threatening to harm himself and others at a home on Main Street, officials told Daily Voice.  Law enforce…

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by David Cifarelli
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
SWAT Team Resolves Suspected 'Barricade' In North Philly SWAT Team Resolves Suspected 'Barricade' In North Philly
SWAT Team Resolves Suspected 'Barricade' In North Philly A suspected "barricade" scenario in North Philadelphia ended Tuesday after a SWAT team cleared the property and found no threats, police say. Authorities previously warned that a 44-year-old man was "making threats" against police from a home on the 6700 block of 5th Street in East Oak Lane on April 11. Bystander footage from the scene showed multiple armed police units outside a property.  On Wednesday, April 12, police told Daily Voice that the situation ended "without incident." The man was determined "to not be a threat" and SWAT officers cleared the scene.  No arrests or inj…

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by Mac Bullock
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case
Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case A driver peacefully surrendered to authorities in Fairfax County around midnight on Thursday, March 30, ending a nearly 36-hour standoff on Richmond Highway. Police told the NBC4 that the incident was linked to the disappearance of Lauren Kingsbury, 25, of Laurel MD. She had been located safely on Tuesday, shortly before the standoff began. UPDATE AS OF 1:15 PM ON 3-28-23: We are glad to report that the Missing Person Alert for Lauren Kingsbury is cancelled.... Posted by Laurel Police Department on Monday, March 27, 2023 Video from NBC4 shows the barricade suspect emerging from a blac…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours
Hatboro SWAT Standoff: Suspect In Custody After 14 Hours A suspect is in custody following an hourslong standoff with police in Hatboro, authorities said on March 15.  Officers were called to the 100 block of North York Road at about 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 for reports of a man with a gun, police Chief James Gardner said at a press conference late Wednesday morning. The suspect was "pointing the gun at passing traffic, tracking them," the Chief said. A nearby officer responded to the scene and made contact with the man, but he ran into an apartment, Gardner continued.  He remained inside for hours and did not respond to police attempts a…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff Unfolds In Philadelphia SWAT Standoff Unfolds In Philadelphia
SWAT Standoff Unfolds In Philadelphia A man who barricaded himself in a Philadelphia home created a SWAT standoff Friday, March 3, authorities said. Police responded to a man on a roof of a home on the 500 block of E. Godfrey Avenue around 2:10 p.m. He went back inside the home and police declared a barricade situation at 4:30 p.m. The SWAT team responded as well. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Vineland, NJ
News
Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals
Civilian Shot At South Jersey Turnpike Rest Stop 'In Presence Of' State Police, US Marshals A SWAT team was at a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop where state authorities said a male civilian was shot "in the presence of law enforcement." Authorities haven't identified the man, disclosed his condition or specified why and how he was wounded at the Clara Barton Service Area near the turnpike's southernmost in Salem County's Pedricktown shortly after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. The incident "involved members of the New Jersey State Police and the United States Marshals Service," a four-sentence release from State Attorney General Matthew Platkin's Office says. No officers reportedly we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Prank Caller Sends SWAT Team To Reading Wendy's Prank Caller Sends SWAT Team To Reading Wendy's
Prank Caller Sends SWAT Team To Reading Wendy's Police in Berks County left Wendy's empty-handed this weekend.  A SWAT team in Reading was deployed to the fast food restaurant at 930 Lancaster Avenue at about 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, the department said.  Emergency dispatchers had been told that a suspect was "hiding in a dumpster, possibly armed," police said. But when officers searched the bin, they said they found nothing of note.  "All information leads to a swatting call originating from an internet number that originated out of state," Reading police explained. No injuries were reported.  "Swat…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Philly Shooting Leads To Barricade, But No Arrest Philly Shooting Leads To Barricade, But No Arrest
Philly Shooting Leads To Barricade, But No Arrest Police surrounded a home in northeast Philadelphia early on Tuesday, Jan. 24 to capture a suspected gunman, but the standoff ended with no arrest, authorities say.  Officers were dispatched to the 6700 block of Marsden Street in Tacony at about midnight, the department told Daily Voice. Witnesses reported seeing a man shoot "30 to 40 times" on the street before running into a residence on the block, they added.  On the scene, authorities declared a barricade at 12:30 a.m. and set up a staging area on Torresdale and Unruh avenues, police said.  During the standoff, officials …

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by Mac Bullock
Fairfax, VA
News
Twelve-Hour Standoff In VA Ends With Hostage Safe, Barricaded Suspect In Custody (DEVELOPING) Twelve-Hour Standoff In VA Ends With Hostage Safe, Barricaded Suspect In Custody (DEVELOPING)
Twelve-Hour Standoff In VA Ends With Hostage Safe, Barricaded Suspect In Custody (Developing) A potentially volatile situation was ended peacefully after SWAT and other tactical teams had to be called in to resolve an hours-long hostage situation at a Virginia home overnight. There was a heavy police presence around the 700 block of Hemlock Court in Herndon late on Tuesday, Dec. 27, as police shut down area roadways as they investigated a barricade that involved at least one suspect and a hostage. At nearly midnight on Tuesday night, officials from the Herndon Police Department reported that the hostage had been safely removed from the home, though the suspect remained barricaded …

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Cohasset Man Busts Into Police Station With Chainsaw, Endangers Children: Police Cohasset Man Busts Into Police Station With Chainsaw, Endangers Children: Police
Cohasset Man Busts Into Police Station With Chainsaw, Endangers Children: Police A Cohasset man is facing multiple charges for prompting a SWAT response after he broke into the town's police station with a chainsaw and endangered several children, authorities said.  Police got a call from the civilian desk attendant that someone had driven over the police station lawn, hit a tree and then entered the lobby with a chainsaw around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, Cohasset Police report.  The man, later identified as 35-year-old Brien Buckley, started damaging the lobby and chopping at the security door to break entry into a restricted area, police said.  Posted by Cohas…

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by David Cifarelli