Bristol, PA
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SWAT Standoff Unfolds In Philadelphia 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
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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
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
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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
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
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Philly Shooting Leads To Barricade, But No Arrest 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
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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)
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
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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
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
Dorchester, MA
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Friends, Family Wrestle With Death Of Boston Man As Alleged Killer Faces Murder Charges Friends, Family Wrestle With Death Of Boston Man As Alleged Killer Faces Murder Charges Friends, Family Wrestle With Death Of Boston Man As Alleged Killer Faces Murder Charges
Friends, Family Wrestle With Death Of Boston Man As Alleged Killer Faces Murder Charges As the man accused of killing Jose Aponte was arraigned on murder charges Friday, Dec. 16, his family is working to keep his spirit alive.  Michael Perry, 37, is accused of killing Aponte in a Boston apartment on 35 Northampton St. sometime last week, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ordered him held without bail on a first-degree murder charge.  Loved ones of Aponte called police to do a welfare check on Sunday, Dec. 11, but authorities said he was dead inside the apartment when they arrived. Perry was also inside and refused to come out. He threatened officers and a SWAT…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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Murderer Who Jumped From 12-Story Boston Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA Murderer Who Jumped From 12-Story Boston Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA Murderer Who Jumped From 12-Story Boston Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA
Murderer Who Jumped From 12-Story Boston Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA The 37-year-old man who a police SWAT team had to rescue this week after he tried to jump from a 12-story building where a dead body was found now faces assault charges, authorities said.  Michael Perry was charged with first-degree murder on Friday, Dec. 16, and a judge ordered him held without bond, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Police went to perform a welfare check on Jose Aponte who lived at 35 Northampton Street in Roxbury, but officers said he was dead when they arrived, authorities said. They called a SWAT team when they heard someone else …

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
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Suspect Hangs From 12th Floor Window In Escape Attempt From Boston Police Suspect Hangs From 12th Floor Window In Escape Attempt From Boston Police Suspect Hangs From 12th Floor Window In Escape Attempt From Boston Police
Suspect Hangs From 12th Floor Window In Escape Attempt From Boston Police SWAT officers pulled a suspect off the ledge after they tried to escape an altercation with police, authorities reported.  Officers performing a wellbeing check on 35 Northampton Street in Roxbury found a "nonviable victim" at the scene around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec 11, according to the Boston Police Department.  A second individual was at the scene and exchanged words with the police, including physical threats to the officers, police added. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation and utilized less-than-lethal force, but the suspect leapt out of a 12th story window.  Death I…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Ex-BF Shot During Custody Exchange Outside MontCo Family Dollar: Police Ex-BF Shot During Custody Exchange Outside MontCo Family Dollar: Police Ex-BF Shot During Custody Exchange Outside MontCo Family Dollar: Police
Ex-BF Shot During Custody Exchange Outside MontCo Family Dollar: Police A 20-year-old man was arrested after shooting the ex-boyfriend of the mother of his child during a custody exchange outside of a Montgomery County Family Dollar over the weekend, authorities said. Ali Ortiz, of Upper Pottsgrove Township, went inside of the Farmington Avenue store around 6:50 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, police said in a release. When he came out, he found 21-year-old Sabri Noel, of Philadelphia, arguing with the mother of his child, police said. Ortiz also began arguing with Noel, and pulled a handgun out, shooting Noel in the abdomen, police said. Noel was listed in critical cond…

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police
Gunshots Fired In Atlantic City, Fugitive Surrenders After Standoff With Police A standoff with police SWAT units led to the arrest of a 22-year-old suspect wanted for a shooting. On Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, Detectives Alberto Valles, Christian Ivanov, Christopher Dodson, and Eric Evans of the Atlantic City Police Department’s Special Investigations Section were patrolling the area of South Carolina and Baltic Avenues when they observed Kenneth Marlow in the area. Detectives recognized Marlow as a man that was wanted for a shots-fired incident that occurred several weeks ago. As the detectives approached Marlow, he began to run westbound through an empty lot towards T…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
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Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery
Authorities ID Jersey Shore Suspect In Lengthy Standoff, Armed Robbery A 34-year-old man from Ocean Township was arrested after a lengthy standoff with police. Jeffrey V. Migliore also is accused of robbing a Neptune Township pharmacy. He was charged with first-degree armed robbery and three related weapons offenses, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, members of the Neptune Township Police Department responded to a pharmacy on the 1200 block of Corlies Avenue for a report of a robbery. It was learned that a man later identified as Migliore had entere…

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by Jon Craig