Subscribe
Magazine + Enews
Enews
Command
Procedures & Policies
Technology
Training
Patrol
Point of Law
Investigations
Weapons
Vehicle Ops
Special Units
Directory
Tag: Hostage Situations
Special Units
Bank Robbery Suspect Killed by Florida SWAT Sniper During Hostage Incident
Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the suspect was holding a female hostage in a “headlock” and threatening her with a knife when the sniper took the shot.
February 6, 2024
Patrol
California Officers Save 3-Year-Old from Woman with Gun, Suspect Killed
The San Bernardino PD said that officers responded to a call from a woman who said there was a woman inside the residence with a gun to the head a 3-year-old boy. The caller told police the boy was her grandson.
December 12, 2023
Patrol
Indianapolis Police Rescue Woman Held in Semi Truck, Kill Suspect
The woman, who had received multiple cuts, was treated at the scene. A bloodied razor blade was later found inside the sleeping cabin.
December 4, 2023
Patrol
Progressive DA Reportedly Asked to Leave Slain Officer’s Funeral
"It was a slap in the face to every officer there seeing Garza at the funeral," an Austin police officer at the funeral who wished to remain anonymous told Fox News Digital.
November 20, 2023
Special Units
Vigil Held Sunday Night for Austin SWAT Officer Slain in Hostage Incident
Officer Jorge Pastore was one of four people who died as the result of a hostage standoff at a home in South Austin on Saturday.
November 13, 2023
Special Units
4 Officers Shot, 2 Suspects Killed in TN Hostage Incident
The situation escalated when officers entered the home, and gunfire was exchanged, resulting in the Green brothers being shot and killed and the hostage being shot and wounded.
August 17, 2023
Patrol
FL Officer Rescues Hostages Held by Man with Knife, Suspect Killed
Cellphone video captured the suspect being put in the back of an ambulance by Miami Beach Fire Rescue crews.
July 28, 2023
Patrol
MS SWAT Officer Shot and Killed During Standoff, Second Officer Wounded
Brandon police Chief Wayne Dearman said the incident began about 1:45 a.m. Thursday when police received a call about a domestic incident at a home. There were two women inside, who told officers the male suspect was wearing armor and armed with a rifle.
June 1, 2023
Patrol
Video: CA Deputies Shoot Armed Man Using Girlfriend as Human Shield
“He was defiant and told negotiators he was armed with a sawed-off shotgun and a 9mm handgun and that he was going to shoot a deputy and his girlfriend in three minutes,” explains Lt. Rod Grassman.
November 11, 2022
Patrol
BWC Video Shows CA SWAT Hostage Rescue
The Sacramento Police Department released body-worn camera (BWC) video of SWAT officers rescuing a woman and children being held hostage by a man armed with a sword inside a home.
August 24, 2022
Patrol
San Diego Officers Rescue Woman Held Hostage in Her Home
“... an officer, who had climbed onto on a nearby rooftop, used a rifle to fire multiple rounds at the suspect through a window,” police added.
April 14, 2022
Patrol
PA Fatal Shooting of Man in River Justified, DA Says
"The police had to make a decision to attempt to save life and they made a reasonable decision at that moment."
March 10, 2022
Page 1 of 13
Next Page