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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2012

Video: Okla. SWAT Team Rescues 6-Year-Old Taken Hostage by Father

Police responded and approached the house. They said when they got close, the suspect fired a gunshot. Police backed off and called in the SWAT team and emergency medical crews.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2012

L.A. Sheriff's SWAT Team Arrests Machete-Wielding Man

A barricaded suspect who held another man hostage with a machete eventually surrendered after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's tactical unit was called out.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2012

2 Fla. Cops Injured In Gunfight at Mobile Home

The two officers responded to the home of Mark Clark, 55, on Saturday to serve an arrest warrant. Clark spoke with the officers and then retrieved a small-caliber firearm and opened fire.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2012

N.J. Cop Surrenders After Firing at Pa. Officers

An off-duty Clifton (N.J.) PD police officer surrendered to a negotiator after a 10-hour standoff in which he fired at responding patrol and SWAT officers.

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Inside the Badge by Bob ParkerJune 4, 2012

Domestic Hostage Barricade: The Answer

With this SWAT blog, we're answering a question proposed in the earlier blog, "Domestic Hostage Barricade: What Would You Do?" You told us how you would handle the scenario of a suspect who has taken his ex-girlfriend hostage in a residence. Now, we'll give you the actual outcome from the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2012

Fla. Mother Kills Children, Self During Standoff

Brevard County (Fla.) Sheriff's tactical deputies entered a Port St. John home Tuesday morning to find a mother and three children dead in a murder-suicide. A fourth child had been fatally shot earlier in the day.

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Inside the Badge by Bob ParkerMay 9, 2012

Domestic Hostage Barricade: What Would You Do?

An ex-boyfriend holds a female hostage at gunpoint as deputies decide whether to enter the house or contain, control, and call SWAT. Tell us how you would handle the situation by adding a comment below.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2012

Barricaded Suspect Who Shot Calif. Deputy Planned Ambush

The former security guard suspected of gunning down the Stanislaus County (Calif.) Sheriff's deputy and locksmith who tried to evict him had planned an extended ambush of officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2012

Calif. Deputy's Shooting Leads To 11-Hour Standoff

More than 100 officers surrounded a Modesto, Calif., apartment complex, following the fatal shooting of a Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputy on Thursday.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleApril 9, 2012

Shots Fired: Montrose, Colorado 07/25/2009

The door splintered under the boot of Officer Robbie Satterly. The officers rolled into the doorway. And Gurney let loose with multiple blasts from the Benelli. Within the span of two seconds, 36 pellets peppered the doorway.

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