Tag: SWAT

Man Surrenders After 10-Hour Barricade in Costa Mesa Home With 2 Children

COSTA MESA, Calif.—A man believed to be armed with a gun barricaded himself inside a Costa Mesa home with his two children on Nov. 3, following what police described as a domestic disturbance, but he surrendered after about a 10-hour standoff. Police said the children were recovered “safe and sound.” A woman who reported being assaulted was able…


Fountain Valley Police Make Illegal Gambling Bust, Arrest 7

The Fountain Valley Police Department (FVPD) made an illegal gambling bust inside a residence Aug. 19 after investigating it for several months, the department announced Aug. 25. The residence, located on the 9100 block of Caladium Way, was reported to the department by multiple residents due to it being a “nuisance in the neighborhood,” police…


Texas SWAT Leader Killed, 3 Police Officers Injured in Standoff With Gunman

A SWAT officer has been killed and another three officers injured in Texas after a standoff with a gunman on Thursday afternoon, according to reports. The incident involved a man reported as possibly armed shortly after 1 p.m. local time Thursday on a residential street in the West Texas town of Levelland, about 30 miles…