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Jan 24 4:07 pm
  • swat

Woman prompts SWAT standoff at Catalina Island, authorities say

Fernando Haro Garcia

Authorities are warning people to stay away from Wrigley Terrace Road in the Catalina Island town of Avalon after a woman prompted a standoff with SWAT officers on Tuesday afternoon. 

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Jan 23 1:59 pm
  • swat

UPDATE: Man arrested after hours-long SWAT standoff in Willmore neighborhood

Laura Anaya-Morga

“Nothing is going to happen to you as long as you come out and you’re cooperative,” police could be heard telling the man holed up inside.

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Dec 27 9:02 am
  • swat

Man with airsoft gun arrested after prompting SWAT call near East Village, police say

Fernando Haro Garcia

Officers were called at around 9:21 p.m. following reports of a man with a gun inside a business.

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Dec 8 8:17 am
  • breaking news

UPDATE: Authorities reopen Bluff Heights roads after FBI evacuation

Fernando Haro Garcia

Several streets near Colorado Place and Third Street were closed Thursday morning as agents in armored vehicles and military-style fatigues helped serve a warrant, authorities said.

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Dec 3 12:23 pm
  • swat

Report of gunman prompts SWAT standoff in North Long Beach, but search turns up empty

Fernando Haro Garcia

Police say someone reported seeing a man going into a residence with a gun sometime around 6:10 p.m.

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Oct 11 11:58 am
  • swat

Shooting suspect surrenders after barricading himself inside motorhome, police say

Fernando Haro Garcia

The suspect surrendered just as Long Beach SWAT units arrived at the scene near 15th Street and Locust Avenue, authorities said.

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Jul 27 4:23 pm
  • swat

Suspect prompts hours-long SWAT response near East Village, police say

Fernando Haro Garcia

Police say the suspect who prompted a SWAT call is being sought after they pointed a gun at a man during a dispute in the 400 block of East Seventh Street on July 13.

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Jul 26 8:25 am
  • swat

SWAT surrounds Cerritos home looking for burglary suspect but come up empty

City News Service

Authorities today went to a home near Don Knabe Community Regional Park on a report that a burglary suspect was inside, but the person was not found.

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Jul 19 11:10 am
  • swat

Man with fake gun prompts SWAT call near El Dorado Park, but search turns up empty

Fernando Haro Garcia

Police say three boys were near El Dorado Park when the man pointed what looked like a real gun at them.

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May 18 12:20 pm
  • swat

Report of gunman prompts SWAT standoff, arrest at Long Beach hotel, LBPD says

Fernando Haro Garcia

Police surrounded the Golden Sails Hotel and eventually arrested a man after getting reports that he had a gun and wanted to shoot people, according to the LBPD.

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