Tag Archives: standoff

  • News wiu

    Prank 911 call blamed for standoff near WIU in Macomb

    Updated: A five-hour police standoff at a home in Macomb, Illinois was reportedly started with a prank call to 911.

  • News Alabama hostage standoff ends: Boy safe, kidnapper dead

    Alabama hostage standoff ends

    Six days after it began, a standoff with a man who took a five-year-old hostage has ended.

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    Family speaks out about Bettendorf stand-off that ended in suicide

    The family of a Bettendorf businessman is speaking out about the handling of a stand-off that ended in his suicide.

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    Police explain decision to end Bettendorf standoff

    Family of the Bettendorf man involved in Wednesday’s standoff with police confirmed Thursday he is dead. His body was found…

  • News Police were involved in a standoff with an allegedly armed man in Bettendorf 12-5-12.  (WQAD Photo)

    Police standoff closes Bettendorf streets

    Police closed the area north and east of Devils Glen Road and 53rd Avenue after an armed man reportedly confronted…

  • Crime Michael Klaman

    Standoff ends peacefully in Buffalo

    Several homes were evacuated as a precaution when a reportedly armed man refused to surrender to police in Buffalo, Iowa.

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    Camanche man charged with attempted murder

    A man who allegedly held his wife against her will is now facing kidnapping, domestic assault and attempted murder charges.

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    Standoff ends with one man arrested

    One man is in custody after a standoff in Camanche. The standoff happened around the 3900 block on 9th street…

  • News SMU Scene photo from Ed Lavendau - CNN

    Robbery suspect falls to his death after standoff

    A nearly 15-hour standoff ended when a robbery suspect who climbed atop a construction crane on the campus of Southern Methodist University fell 150 feet to his death.