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The hostage was a Lyft driver who picked up the suspect in Hall County. During the drive to Dawson County, the suspect reportedly threatened the driver with a knife and demanded to be taken directly to the Dawson County Sheriff's Office.
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To end a lengthy Philadelphia standoff that left six officers shot and wounded, Police Commissioner Richard Ross used some "unorthodox" tactics, including speaking directly with the suspect.
Read More →The suspect in Wednesday's hours-long standoff in Philadelphia in which six officers were shot surrendered to authorities just after midnight Thursday, exiting the residence with his hands in the air.
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Deputies, officers, and federal law enforcement personnel were able to peacefully end a standoff with an armed, barricaded suspect on Monday in Hawthorne, FL.
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Three people are dead after a 15-hour standoff at a hotel in Manchester ended with a suspect opening fire on officers outside, and officers returning fire.
Read More →Officers with the Charleston (SC) Police Department were able to bring an armed standoff with a burglary suspect to a peaceful conclusion when the subject surrendered without incident on Wednesday afternoon.
Read More →"After negotiations to try to get the barricaded subject to exit the bank were not successful, the HCSO SWAT team entered the bank and continued the negotiations," the Sebring police said. "The suspect eventually surrendered to the HCSO SWAT team."
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He and 8 others on the Hostage Negotiation Team tried to convince Clark to let his victims go while having no idea how it would go.
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Officers were called to the 300 block of South Alcott Street at 5:30 pm. When they arrived, they learned shots had been fired at the home after a family disturbance. The suspect, who also had a felony robbery warrant out for his arrest, had injured himself during the disturbance.
Read More →Speaking calmly and reassuringly, three police officers persuaded a 30-year-old woman who was threatening to kill herself to climb down from a construction crane yesterday morning.
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