HPD SWAT on scene for a barricaded suspect at 5500 Desoto Initial reports are officers attempted to detain the suspect, who resisted and assaulted officers. PIO en route #hounews … [Read more...] about HPD: Barricaded suspect in standoff with SWAT team after assaulting officers
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‘Swatting’ Is Endangering Lives, Aided In Part By A Legal Loophole
Her bill also includes a provision to help local police departments recoup the costs of responding to a swatting attack, which can regularly stretch into the tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars. In 2014, one attack in Long Beach, New York, cost law enforcement agencies in the area an estimated $100,000. A 2015 attack in Colorado cost $25,000. With a frequency of around 400 swatting attacks a year, according to the FBI, that adds up. … [Read more...] about ‘Swatting’ Is Endangering Lives, Aided In Part By A Legal Loophole
10-hour armed standoff ends after SWAT member sings “White Christmas”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">During the 10-hour standoff, the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChesterCounty?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChesterCounty</a> DA posted on Facebook that he came to the scene and handed out <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Christmas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Christmas</a> cookies to "cold and tired" SWAT members <a href="https://t.co/wW0pT2QJab">https://t.co/wW0pT2QJab</a> <a href="https://t.co/RrpYF6qgOW">pic.twitter.com/RrpYF6qgOW</a></p>— Matt Petrillo (@MattPetrillo) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattPetrillo/status/1078392367793741828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2018</a></blockquote> … [Read more...] about 10-hour armed standoff ends after SWAT member sings “White Christmas”
Florida Mayor Arrested After Firing at SWAT Team
According to the Tampa Bay Times, the SWAT team first tried breaking through Massad's front door before blowing off the locks with a shotgun. Another deputy tossed in a flash bang grenade as the team prepared to enter the house, at which point police said Massad fired at them with a .40 pistol. … [Read more...] about Florida Mayor Arrested After Firing at SWAT Team
SWAT standoff underway in southeast Houston
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