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Standoff
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Teen Killers Sentenced In Lancaster Armed Robbery: DA
A pair of teens who launched a deadly robbery in Lancaster have now been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Monday, June 16, 2025. Jayziah Echevarria, 18 at the time of the shooting but now 20, of the 900 block of North Lime Street, was sentenced to 14 to 28 years after pleading guilty to Third-Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License (two counts), and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. Jomar Santos, 14 at the time of the crime, was sentenced in April to 17 to 34 years for his role in the killing of Johan Parra…
Groton, CT
Police & Fire
Father, Son Rob Groton Bank; Motel Standoff Ends With 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized: Police
A Connecticut bank robbery suspect is dead, and his father remains hospitalized after an hours-long standoff with police at a Groton motel ended in gunfire, authorities said. The chaos began just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 12, when Groton police received a report of a robbery at the Chelsea Groton Bank on Gold Star Highway. Two masked men passed a note to a teller demanding money and implied they had a weapon, authorities said. After receiving cash, the men ran out of the bank and sped away in a vehicle, Groton police said. Hours later, officers located the suspected getaway car…
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Hagerstown Officer Shot In Face, Head, Arm With 20-Gauge Shotgun Identified: Police
A Maryland police officer who was shot in the face, head, and arm during a domestic violence barricade has been identified as K9 Officer Langley Dean, a 19-year veteran of the Hagerstown Police Department, authorities said. Dean was critically injured Thursday, June 12, when Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, allegedly fired a 20-gauge shotgun at close range during a standoff on Forrest Drive, according to new information released by HPD on Friday, June 13. During a post-arrest search of the home, detectives and members of the Western Maryland Regional Crime Lab recovered the shotgun used in the …
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Hagerstown Man Beat Wife, Shot Officer With Shotgun, Then Barricaded With Gun: Police (
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A Maryland father is accused of assaulting his wife with children in the house, then shooting a responding officer with a shotgun during an hours-long standoff that ended in his arrest, authorities said. Daniel Matthew Anderson, 40, was taken into custody around 4:35 p.m. Thursday, June 12, after barricading himself for more than eight hours inside a home on Forrest Drive, according to the Hagerstown Police Department. Officers first responded to the home around 5 a.m. for a domestic violence assault call. Anderson’s wife, who showed “clear signs of being assaulted,” let officers ins…
Bristol, PA
News
SWAT Standoff Gunman Who Shot At Officer Charged With Attempted Murder: MontCo DA
A Pennsburg man who opened fire on a police officer during a chase that ended in a SWAT standoff is now facing attempted murder and robbery charges, authorities announced on Thursday, June 12. Charles Joseph Bowne III, 35, pulled a revolver on a bicyclist along Swamp Creek Road in Marlborough Township just before noon on Wednesday, June 11, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Bowne allegedly stole the man’s bicycle and cellphone and fired at him as he fled on foot. The victim flagged down a driver and called 911 at 11:57 a.m., authorities said. Sgt. Ted Baird o…
Bristol, PA
News
Shots Fired At Officer Sparks Chase, Armed Standoff In Marlborough: Bucks DA
A gunman opened fire on police during a chase across two counties before crashing into a construction site and barricading himself in a Mustang, Marlborough Township police said on Wednesday, June 11. The chaos began at 11:57 a.m. after reports that a man had assaulted a bicyclist and was firing a gun near 1600 Swamp Creek Road in Marlborough Township, according to authorities. When police arrived, they found the suspect in a blue Ford Mustang, but he fled the scene, firing several rounds at a Marlborough Township police officer and his patrol car during a seven-minute pursuit. The vehicle …
Ballston Spa, NY
News
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: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of Malta Man Armed With Pellet Gun
Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment police shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a pellet gun at them following a standoff in upstate New York. Brandon Moore, 34, was killed following a standoff with New York State Police and Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies at the Ellsworth Apartments on Route 9 in Malta on Thursday, April 10, as Daily Voice reported. Authorities alleged that Moore aimed a gun at police. The weapon was later determined to be a pellet gun, police said. Footage of the incident, released by the New York Attorney General’s Office Wednesday, June 11, shows at le…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Detained, Released In Motor Vehicle Stop At Mahwah Home Depot: Cops (
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Police thought they had their guy — until they realized the driver was not the registered owner of a vehicle in Mahway on Wednesday, June 4. Mahwah officers assisted Upper Saddle Police Department in detaining a "possibly wanted individual" at Home Depot on Route 17 just before 5 p.m., Mahwah Lt. Michael Blondin said. "The registered owner was a wanted party," Blondin said. "The driver was detained, determined not to be the registered owner and released." Upper Saddle River police confirmed no arrest was made.
Colonie, NY
Police & Fire
Gun-Toting Man Defies Cops For 7 Hours In Colonie Standoff, Police Say
An hours-long standoff ended peacefully after an armed man barricaded himself inside a Capital Region home, police said. Officers responded to a Colonie residence on Van Heusen Street for a domestic incident at around 1 p.m. Sunday, June 1, Colonie Police said. The caller told dispatchers the incident involved Dennis Farrell, 46, who was subject to a full stay-away order. Instead of surrendering, Farrell told police over the phone that he was armed with a gun and refused to come out, prompting the department’s Special Services Team to respond, according to police The standoff lasted more …
Mount Vernon, NY
Police & Fire
Man With Suspected Gun Barricades Inside Mount Vernon Home, Causes Standoff: Victim Injured
A domestic dispute in Westchester led to a tense standoff after a man who was suspected to be armed with a gun barricaded himself inside a home, police said. The incident began around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, when Mount Vernon Police responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute at a residence on North High Street, city officials said. Arriving officers were met outside the residence by a female victim, who told them that the male suspect was inside and armed with a firearm. When officers tried to make contact with the man, he refused to open the door and bar…
Schenectady, NY
News
Teen Hospitalized After Officer-Involved Shooting In Schenectady
A tense standoff on a Schenectady street ended with a police officer firing a shot and a teenage girl hospitalized with self-inflicted injuries. The incident unfolded around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, when Schenectady Police responded to a report of an altercation at a residence on Strong Street near Avery Place. When officers arrived, they encountered a 16-year-old girl armed with a large knife, Schenectady Police said. Officers attempted to speak with her and called in crisis negotiators to assist. During the standoff, the girl reportedly ran toward officers while still holding the kn…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia
An armed man in mental crisis who fled a crash scene surrendered after a multi-agency standoff that shut down part of Route 29 for hours, Virginia authorities said. The incident began around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, when Culpeper County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 29, according to Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton. When deputies arrived, they found the crashed vehicle — but the driver was gone, and a large amount of blood was discovered inside. Drones and a Fairfax County police helicopter were deployed by investigators and the man was found in the woods n…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
‘I’ll Get My Gun’: Wanted Bristol Man Sparks SWAT Standoff, Sheriff Says
A wanted man threatened to grab a gun during a tense standoff with Bucks County deputies in a quiet Bristol Township neighborhood, authorities announced on Thursday, May 1. John Chambers, 52, had been dodging authorities after failing to appear in court on assault-related charges when deputies finally tracked him to a home on the zero block of Wildflower Road, according to the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies surrounded the house early Thursday morning and spotted Chambers inside. But when they tried to make contact, the situation quickly escalated—Chambers allegedly became combative…
Arbutus-Halethorpe, MD
Police & Fire
Bow-And-Arrow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police In Arbutus: AG Investigating
A man armed with a bow and arrow was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in Maryland, authorities confirmed. A detective opened fire on a man with a curious choice of weapon during a standoff in Arbutus that ended with his death, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Officers were called around 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, to the 5100 block of Leeds Avenue after receiving reports of an armed man threatening people with a bow and arrow. Uniformed and plainclothes officers arrived at the scene and “engaged the armed subject,” police said in a brief statement. …
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff In Saddle River: Here's What We Know
A tense standoff that drew a heavy police presence to a Saddle River neighborhood was resolved in just over one hour on Thursday, April 17, with one person transported to New Bridge Medical Center, according to initial reports. The incident began earlier that afternoon at a home on Glenwood Drive, where law enforcement converged just after 2:15 p.m. The street was shut down as SWAT teams and emergency vehicles surrounded the home. Radio transmissions indicated that two other individuals may have been inside the home with a third person who had barricaded themselves. The exact circumstances …
Hempfield, PA
News
Hempfield Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Fired 100+ Shots At Cops, Filmed Crime Scene Sentenced
A Pennsylvania man who murdered his girlfriend and then fired more than 100 rounds at police has been sentenced to life in prison plus 41.5 to 85 years, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, April 14. The shooter, 40, was convicted in February of first-degree murder, assaulting officers with a firearm, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and obstruction of justice following a five-day trial. The charges stem from a violent standoff in East Hempfield Township on Sept. 11, 2022, when he shot his girlfriend in the head, video-called a friend to show her …
Dundalk, MD
Police & Fire
Armed Suspect Found Dead In Home After Standoff With Police In Dundalk (
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An hours-long standoff in Dundalk ended in tragedy Tuesday after an armed man who opened fire on officers was found dead inside his home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities confirmed. Officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 2500 block of Gray Manor Terrace around 7:30 a.m. on April 1 for reports of a prior gunfire incident, according to the agency. While investigating, officers were suddenly fired upon by a nearby resident, officials said. Police returned fire and immediately called for a barricade. The situation forced multiple area sc…
Dundalk, MD
News
Armed Suspect Barricades Self In Dundalk Home, Schools Locked Down: Police (
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A heavy police presence has flooded a residential street in Dundalk where an armed suspect has barricaded themselves inside a home, Baltimore County Police said Tuesday morning. Officers responded to Gray Manor Terrace near German Hill Road around 9:00 a.m. on April 1 after receiving reports of an armed subject refusing to come out. Authorities immediately issued a shelter-in-place order for neighbors and warned residents to stay away from windows and exterior doors. Multiple schools in the area — Battle Grove Elementary, Charlesmont Elementary, and General John Stricker Middle — were place…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Called To Little Ferry Home After Woman Threats To 'Kill Bank Worker With Terrorist:' Cops
A Little Ferry woman who allegedly threatened to harm a PNC Bank employee — and claimed she was “with a terrorist” — barricaded herself inside her home, prompting a SWAT team response Thursday morning, March 27, authorities said. The incident began at 10:05 a.m., when PNC Bank corporate manager contacted police to report that Elizabeth Malangone had made the threat during a phone call with customer service, according to a press release from the Little Ferry Police Chief James Walters. Malangone allegedly told the representative that she was “going to harm employees at an unknown PNC Bank” a…
Colonie, NY
Police & Fire
Hours-Long Standoff: Man Threatens Victim, Hides In Colonie Home,
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A 37-year-old man was arrested after threatening harm to a victim and then barricading himself inside his Capital Region home during a standoff with police, authorities said. Albany County resident William R. Jones of Colonie, 37, was taken into custody on Monday, March 24, following an incident earlier in the day, according to New York State Police. The incident began around 1:58 p.m. when troopers received a complaint from a resident in Halfmoon who said Jones had called and threatened to harm them and damage their property, police said. Police then located Jones at his …
Cairo-Durham, NY
News
Ten-Hour Standoff: Knife-Wielding Man 'Menaces' Troopers, Damages Cruiser In Cairo: PD
A man was arrested following a 10-hour standoff with police in the Capital Region. The ordeal began when troopers in Greene County responded to a Cairo residence on Blackhead Mountain Road for a suicidal man at around 3:20 p.m. Friday, March 21. When they arrived, 42-year-old Nicholas Cassillo, of Round Top, was uncooperative and became combative, New York State Police said. At one point, Cassillo “menaced” the officers with a large knife and a metal object, and damaged a trooper’s vehicle before retreating into the home, according to police. Crisis negotiators from the agency’s Bureau o…
Bensalem, PA
News
Driver Killed After Pointing Gun At Officers Through Tear Gas In Bensalem Standoff: DA (
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A two-hour standoff in Bensalem ended in gunfire when an armed fugitive raised a handgun at officers through tear gas, prompting police to open fire, authorities said. Zachiry Derrek Kerschner, 30, of Lehighton, had led police on a high-speed chase before barricading himself in his car at the Liberty Gas Station on Bristol Pike, refusing to surrender, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Thursday, March 6, 2025. High-Speed Chase Ends In Standoff The incident began around 3:50 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, when Bensalem Police stopped Kerschner’s Ford Fusion near Route 1 and …
Franklin-Newfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Barricaded Suspect Found Hiding In Crawl Space: Franklin Twp PD
A man was taken into custody after a seven hour standoff with officers in Newfield on Monday, March 3, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers were dispatched to a residence on Woodlawn Avenue in Newfield Borough to serve a criminal arrest warrant out of Monroe Township, Franklin Township police said. The man was wanted on a domestic violence charge and endangering the welfare of a child stemming from an incident earlier that day, police saidd Upon arrival, the man was seen at the front door and officers attempted to make contact with him, police said. Officers attempted several means of …
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Wanted PA Arsonist Attacks FBI Agent During Bergen County SWAT Standoff: Officials
A York, PA man wanted for arson is facing attempted murder and other charges after a tense standoff with law enforcement in Bergen County, NJ, during which he wielded a pickaxe and attacked an FBI agent, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 3. Tyre (Tyrie) R. Dunn, 36, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 27, after an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, led by Prosecutor Mark Musella, alongside the FBI and Lodi Police Department. Dunn, who was already wanted in Pennsylvania, fled from law enforcement and barricaded himself inside a shed attached to a private home on Stokes St…
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Pittsfield Pistol-Whipping Suspect Arrested After Standoff With Police
A heated confrontation at a housing complex in Western Massachusetts turned violent over the weekend and sent two people to the hospital after they were pistol-whipped, authorities said. Solomon Jones III, 32, of Pittsfield, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm without a license, and threats to commit murder, among others, police said. Investigators were called to 10 Francis Ave. in Pittsfield around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, after Jones allegedly pulled a handgun, threatened two people with it, pistol-whipped them in…
Wayne, NJ
Police & Fire
SWAT Standoff Shakes Wayne Neighborhood, Barricade Ends After Nearly Five Hours
A SWAT standoff unfolded in a Wayne neighborhood on Thursday, Jan. 2, gripping residents of the Wayne Village apartments as authorities surrounded one particular unit. UPDATE: Semi-Conscious Suspect Found After Hours-Long Barricade, Police Say The situation began around 1 p.m. on Lancaster Court, according to residents, some of whom were unable to access their units during the standoff. Photos from the scene show heavily armed SWAT team members standing outside a unit, shields raised and long guns drawn, as they worked to resolve the incident. The barricade ended peacefully at approximate…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Gun, Large Knife Found On Man Who Threatened PA State Constable During Eviction: Police
A Pennsylvania state constable was threatened with a gun during a court-ordered eviction, and the suspect was later found with a large kitchen knife, police said Thursday, Jan. 2. Kenneth E. Austin, 64, allegedly pointed a handgun at the constable during the incident at his apartment on West Edwin Street on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, according to police. The constable had been attempting to serve eviction documents when he knocked on Austin's door but received no response. A maintenance worker opened the door slightly, and Austin reportedly stated, "If you come in here I have something for you,…
Pine Plains-Amenia, NY
Police & Fire
Armed 5-Hour Standoff Ends With Arrest Of Dover Plains Man: Police
A five-hour standoff in Dutchess County ended with the arrest of a 36-year-old man wanted on a warrant for reckless endangerment, police said. Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Richard P. Danko, age 36, of Dover Plains, was charged following a complaint and an hours-long standoff at his residence on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1 in Dover Plains. According to Watterson, deputies responded to 16 Old State Route 22 at around 6:10 a.m. after receiving a report of a person being threatened with a shotgun. When they arrived, Danko was identified as a suspect but refused t…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Barricaded Gunman Taken Into Custody After Standoff In Williamsport: Police
A Pennsylvania constable’s attempt to serve eviction papers to a 64-year-old man in Williamsport escalated into a standoff with police on Monday, Dec. 30, police said. Kenneth Austin, a resident of an apartment building at 798 W. Edwin St., allegedly pointed a handgun at the constable before barricading himself inside the unit around 8:03 a.m., according to the Williamsport Police Department. Officers from the Williamsport Police, Lycoming Regional Police, Penn College Police, and Lycoming County Juvenile and Adult Probation Offices responded to the scene. Nearby residents were evacuated fo…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Woman Shot By PA State Trooper After Firing Multiple Shots During Standoff: DA
A Pennsylvania state trooper shot a woman following a standoff in Middle Paxton Township on Thursday, Dec. 26, Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said. The standoff occurred in the 400 block of Fried Drive and escalated when the woman, identified as Samantha Leigh Atherholt, fired multiple shots, Chardo explained on Friday, Dec. 27. "One member of the PSP fired a shot," Chardo said. "The attached motion details how Samantha Atherholt fired multiple shots at police." According to court documents obtained by Daily Voice, Atherholt’s bail has been revoked following her actions d…
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Brick Township Man Pleads Guilty To Toms River Man's Grisly Dismemberment, Prosecutors Say
A Brick Township man admitted to his role in the dismemberment of a Toms River man's body, authorities said. Jared Krysiak, 34, pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 16 to desecration of human remains, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Krysiak was among the four people indicted in the killing of 56-year-old Kerry Rollason. Elizabeth Mascarelli of Seaside Heights entered a guilty plea on Monday, Dec. 9 for an aggravated manslaughter charge. She was previously indicted on Thursday, Oct. 24 for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hindering apprehen…
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