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Dallas SWAT Use Explosives to Rescue Hostage Held at Knifepoint
Dallas police SWAT officers used explosive charges to breach a barricaded gas station office overnight Wednesday to bring an end to a hostage situation inside.
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Dallas SWAT Rescues Hostage in Overnight Incident
Dallas police SWAT officers used explosive charges to breach a barricaded gas station office overnight Wednesday to bring an end to a hostage situation inside.
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School Lockdown Lifted; Nearby Standoff Ends ‘Without Incident,' Police Say
A lockdown at two McKinney schools was lifted, children were picked up and a standoff at a nearby home, to which SWAT was called, ended peacefully Monday afternoon, police say.
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Austin Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Held Child Amid Standoff
A police officer in Texas shot and killed a man who was holding a child and woman hostage after breaking into their home, authorities said.
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Pediatrician Killed in Hostage Situation at Austin Clinic
A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor’s office in Austin, police said Wednesday.
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Man Barricades Himself Inside Lewisville Apartment
The Lewisville Police Department is responding to a man barricaded inside an apartment Monday afternoon. Police received a call around 3:30 p.m. about a domestic violence assault at the Colonial Village at Oakbend Apartments on East Round Grove Road. A woman was able to get out of the apartment suffering from stab wounds. She was treated at the scene and…
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Armed Man Enters Dallas Home, Faces Charges After Surrendering to SWAT Officers
A man is in custody, accused of criminal trespass and criminal mischief after Dallas SWAT officers were called to remove him from a residence during a burglary call.
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Small-Town SWAT May Be Endangering Your Community
Small towns that don’t have the staffing or money to maintain a SWAT unit properly are doing it anyway. And it’s endangering innocent lives. The mother of a 19-month-old boy, maimed by a SWAT team’s flash grenade, said it was like being “attacked by a vicious pack of dogs…it changed everything.” Unfortunately, mistakes are happening in small communities across...
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Cops' Love for SWAT May Be Putting Your Community in Danger
Small cities often don’t have the resources to meet recommended standards but roll out SWAT teams anyway
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Euless Police on Scene of Barricaded Persons, Residents Safely Removed
The Euless Police Department was on the scene of a call for barricaded persons in the 1500 block of Aransas Drive Friday evening, according to police. The Northeast Tarrant County Area SWAT Team was on the scene. An adult male and an adult female were safely removed from the residence. Detectives are still investigating the incident and charges are pending….
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‘All Clear' Given at Dallas Baptist University After Threat Phoned-In to Campus Police
Dallas Baptist University says the campus is “all clear” after a threat received by campus police prompted an evacuation Tuesday afternoon.
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‘All Clear' Given at Dallas Baptist University After Threat Phoned-In to Campus Police
Dallas Baptist University says the campus is “all clear” after a threat received by campus police prompted an evacuation Tuesday afternoon.
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SWAT Called After Husband Allegedly Threatens Wife With Gun
A man is in custody after he allegedly threatened his wife with a gun.
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Man Killed After SWAT Standoff in Fort Worth Neighborhood
A man shot and killed Saturday by a Fort Worth police SWAT officer was pointing a flashlight at officers, not a gun as authorities thought in the moment, police said Monday.
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Man Killed After SWAT Standoff in Fort Worth Neighborhood
Fort Worth police are investigating a SWAT incident that left one man dead.
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Fort Worth SWAT Deploys New, Non-Lethal Weapon to Lasso Suspects
Fort Worth Police Department SWAT officers are the first in the country to deploy a new, non-lethal weapon that uses a rope to lasso a person’s arms or legs.
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Fort Worth SWAT Deploys New, Non-Lethal Weapon to Lasso Suspects
Fort Worth Police Department SWAT officers are the first in the country to deploy a new, non-lethal weapon that uses a rope to lasso a person’s arms or legs.
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SWAT Called After Shots Fired at Dallas Night Club
Police are searching for answers after shots were fired at a club in Dallas Saturday morning.
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Armed Man with 7-Month-Old Engaged in Hours-Long SWAT Standoff
Police have two people in custody after engaging in an hours-long standoff in Lewisville Friday night.
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Lewisville Hours-Long SWAT Standoff
Police have two people in custody after engaging in an hours-long standoff in Lewisville Friday night.