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Armed standoff
Putnam
Police & Fire
Man Barricades Himself Into Mahopac Apartment With Fake Handgun: Police
A 23-year-old man was taken into custody after barricading himself in a Hudson Valley apartment with what appeared to be a handgun, police announced. The incident began in Putnam County on Monday, Feb. 19 around 10:20 p.m., when residents told authorities that they had seen a neighbor flash a black handgun in a threatening manner before fleeing to his apartment on East Lake Boulevard (Route 72) in Mahopac, according to Carmel Police. Police soon arrived and established a perimeter around the apartment while also evacuating adjacent units. They then tried contacting the man by phone bu…
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Atlantic County SWAT Team Responds To Man Barricaded In Egg Harbor Home (
Developing
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The Atlantic County SWAT team and local police were called to a home in Egg Harbor Township on a report of a man barricaded in a home, authorities said. A possibly armed man had blocked himself in the home at Tremont and Bates Avenues at about 4 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, Egg Harbor Township police said. A caller said the man had a gun and may have fired a shot, police said. The man spoke with police when they arrived, but he has since cut off contact with officers p9lice said at about 10:30 a.m. “Ongoing attempts have been made to re-establish communication with the individual,” police s…
Bucks
Police & Fire
I-95 Barricade: Armed Driver In Custody After Standoff, Philly Police Say
Traffic slowed to a halt on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia Friday morning as police were involved in a standoff with an armed driver, authorities told Daily Voice. It began around 8:30 a.m. when officers spotted an "erratic" driver in the southbound lane near the Girard Avenue exit, police said. When a PPD lieutenant pulled the car over, officials said the driver got out with a pistol in his hand. Police ordered the driver to put the weapon down while they called for SWAT and crisis-intervention-trained backup, the department said. The man allegedly "placed (th…
Fairfax
Police & Fire
Details Released In 6-Hour Fair Oaks Barricade
Police in Fairfax County have released some details in a six-hour barricade situation that ended with a man safely in custody. Officers were called to a home on the 4000 block of Park Chase Drive in Fair Oaks around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, for a report of a man armed with firearms threatening to harm himself. The man barricaded himself inside of a townhome with an elderly woman, so officers responded and tried to make contact with the man. Monument Drive was closed between Government Center Parkway and Monument Hills Way as officers from the FCPD's Special Operations Division, …
Worcester
Police & Fire
Worcester Standoff Ends After 13 Hours; Man Accused Of Shooting Family Captured
A 24-year-old Worcester man is in custody after he kept police at bay outside of his house for 13 hours in an armed standoff on Friday, July 7, authorities said. Police were called to 51 Colby Ave. around 8:30 a.m. after getting reports of a shooting. Authorities said a man and woman — both related to the shooter — were wounded in that incident. Related: Accused Gunman Barricaded Himself Inside Worcester Home But soon after officers arrived, the man became agitated, drew a pistol, and opened fire on police, authorities said. The suspect took shots at police several times, and officers…
Northampton
Police & Fire
Barricaded Gunman Arrested In Poconos: State Police
An armed standoff with a gunman in Carbon County ended peacefully on Thursday after state police took the suspect into custody, according to authorities. It happened in Lower Towamensing Township just after 11 a.m. on June 22, troopers said in a release. Police were called to a residence for a reported assault in progress but spotted an armed suspect retreat into the house when they arrived, officials wrote. The state police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was deployed and arrested the suspect "without further incident," troopers said. Jeremy Scott Lutz, 41, of Kun…
Norfolk
Police & Fire
SWAT Officer Shoots Man's Hand Who Threatened Taunton Resident: Police
An armed man shouted threats to a resident who was inside his home, leading to an hours-long standoff that ended with a single gunshot, officials say. In Bristol County, a man was arrested for holding a handgun and making threats to an individual from outside the victim's duplex on Pratt Street on Wednesday, Feb. 15, according to the Taunton Police Department. Police responded around 11:45 p.m. and evacuated the duplex and surrounding homes. Residents in the area were warned of the situation through a reverse 911 call from the City of Taunton. The suspect stayed…
Somerset
Police & Fire
SWAT Team Called To Somerset County Home After Armed Man Barricades Himself In Bathroom
A standoff between the local SWAT team and an armed man in a Somerset County home that lasted several hours eventually had what authorities described as a “peaceful resolution.” The Bernards Township Police Department responded alongside the Somerset County SWAT team and the Crisis Negotiators Team to a report of an “emotionally disturbed” resident with a loaded gun at a home on Goltra Drive around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. A crisis negotiator started speaking with the barricaded man, who exited the bathroom with a handgun several times.…
Capital District
News
Fatal Shooting Leads To Standoff With Police In Albany
Police in the Capital Region were engaged in an armed standoff with the suspect in a fatal shooting Friday evening, Sept. 30, NewsChannel 13 reports. Police in Albany were called to the 400 block of Hamilton Street just before 4 p.m Friday with reports of a shooting, Albany Police spokesperson Steve Smith said. Nearly an hour later, Smith said the victim had died and the shooting was being investigated as a homicide. Smith did not provide any information on the victim and what relationship, if any, they may have had with the shooter. Pictures from the scene showed a heavy police response …
Baltimore
News
Maryland Animal Hospital Canceling All Appointments 'Until Further Notice' After Shooting
A Maryland animal hospital is canceling all appointments in Baltimore following an armed standoff that left one injured and another in police custody. Light Street Animal Hospital sent a message to its customers following a dispute in south Baltimore between two relatives that escalated into a barricade situation and prompted a lockdown of an area school. “Hello. As many of you have seen, we had an emergency situation at the hospital today. We will be canceling all appointments until further notice," the agency posted, according to WJZ. “We will be in the office tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 30)…
Calvert
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Sheriffs After Barricading Himself In Chesapeake Beach Home During Standoff
A man was hospitalized after being struck by sheriff’s deputies during an armed standoff with multiple Maryland law enforcement agencies in Calvert County. Chesapeake Beach resident Ronald Joseph Garraway, 59, was shot by officers shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 in the 8300 block of Autumn Crest Lane in Chesapeake as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on an assault charge, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies began coordinating a plan with the goal of taking the man into custody as safely as possible, officials said, and throughout the early morning h…
Putnam
Police & Fire
Man Alone In Area Home Prompts Standoff After Firing Shots, Police Say
A four-hour stan-off with an armed man in the area ended peacefully when the man surrendered. The incident began around 4:13 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, in Dutchess County when the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department responded to several reports of shots fired at a house and a vehicle on Channingville Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. According to Town of Poughkeepsie Police, an investigation revealed that a suspect was inside of a residence on Channingville Road. Police made contact with the suspect, identified as Alfred Califano, age 49, of Wappingers Falls, and were able to …
Brookfield
Police & Fire
One In Custody After Incident Puts Fairfield County Neighborhood On Lockdown
Residents in one Fairfield County town were warned to stay in their homes during an armed standoff with a suspect following a domestic dispute. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16 in Trumbull. That's when officers were called to a home in the Tashua Road area for a domestic disturbance, said Captain Keith Golding of the Trumbull Police. According to Golding, before police arrived, the suspect fled from the house to an adjacent building on the property armed with a handgun. Police immediately secured the area surrounding the home's property. The Southwest&nbs…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park
News
Elmwood Park Man, 81, Killed During Burglary, Grandson Charged With Murder
UPDATE: Elmwood Park detectives signed murder and weapons charges against the grandson of a prominent borough resident who authorities said was killed when he interrupted a burglary. Jason Vicari, 21, of Wyckoff remained held in the Bergen County Jail following Tuesday's killing of 81-year-old Ronald Vicari. The younger Vicari was taken into custody following a brief SWAT standoff at the older man's Beechwood Avenue home. He awaits a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on the charges filed by Elmwood Park police. Additional charges were expected -- among th…
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
11 Armed Men Claiming 'Not To Recognize Our Laws' Apprehended After I-95 Standoff
Click here for an updated story: Police ID, Unveil Charges Against 11 In Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff All 11 heavily armed men who claimed they "don't recognize our laws" have been apprehended after an hours-long standoff with police in a wooded area off a busy stretch of Interstate 95, according to authorities. The situation began to unfold in the early morning hours Saturday, July 3 on the stretch of I-95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As a result, I-95 was shut down between Lynnfield and Stoneham. Authorities initially had taken two of the suspects…
Mount Pleasant
News
11 Armed Men Claiming 'Not To Recognize Our Laws' Apprehended After I-95 Standoff
Click here for an updated story: Police ID, Unveil Charges Against 11 In Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff All 11 heavily armed men who claimed they "don't recognize our laws" have been apprehended after a standoff with police in a wooded area off a busy stretch of Interstate 95, according to authorities. The situation began to unfold in the early morning hours Saturday, July 3 on the stretch of I-95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As a result, I-95 was shut down between Lynnfield and Stoneham. Authorities initially had taken two of the suspects in mil…
South Passaic
News
Tense
Standoff
: Paterson Ex-Con Armed With Loaded Shotgun Nabbed In Dead End Street
A standoff ended peacefully after a Paterson ex-con armed with a loaded shotgun sped down a dead end in reverse and then repeatedly revved the engine of his car, forcing police to take cover, authorities said. Tipped off that he may be carrying a weapon, Detective John Traynor began following a Chevy Camaro with temporary New Jersey license plates Friday night after Stanley Williams, 45, drove off from a private driveway in the 200 block of Lawrence Street, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Backups headed to the area as Traynor followed Williams, who then drove back to the Lawrence Stree…
Ocean
Police & Fire
Lacey PD: 'Shelter In Place' During Armed Standoff
Some residents of Lacey Township are being asked to "shelter in place in their homes," while police and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department negotiates with an armed man. Both law enforcement agencies issued an alert about 5 p.m. stating that Beach Boulevard will remain closed to traffic in both directions, between Waikiki and Molokai drives until it's deemed safe by police. An initial, unconfirmed report said that a man was found nude and bloodied in the backyard before barricading" himself from police and that he is possibly armed with hunting firearms.
North Salem
Police & Fire
Video: Man Armed With Rifle Kills Himself During Domestic Dispute In Area, Say Police
A 37-year-old armed with a rifle is fatally shot himself after a domestic dispute resulted in a standoff with responding officers. At about 10:43 p.m. on Friday, July 20, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office responded to 208 Old Route 22 in the Town of Amenia for a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute involving a man in possession of a firearm. While responding to the incident, Dutchess County 911 dispatchers updated deputies that the male had discharged the firearm, said Lt. Shawn A. Castano of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. Responding deputies located the man outside of the resid…
Fort Lee
Police & Fire
Breaking
: Bergen Prosecutor Says Fort Lee PD Justified In Shooting Gunman
FORT LEE, N.J. -- Two separate videos show that Fort Lee police were justified in shooting a man who fired at them first last summer, Bergen County's top lawman said Wednesday. "While the police would have been justified in firing their weapons much earlier during this incident, the officers showed restraint and used deadly force only after [Jaquan] Suber threatened them with his gun multiple times and only after he fired on them," Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. "There is no question that the officer’s use of deadly force was necessary to protect themselves…
