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Police Don’t Know Why Wis. Teen Held Class Hostage
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Sam Hengel was no stranger to firearms. He was an avid deer hunter, and his family owned at least three 9mm pistols and a shooting range on their property at a remote Wisconsin...
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Standoff At Roseville Hotel Leads To Evacuation
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) — About 100 guests staying at the Roseville Residence Inn were evacuated Sunday morning, while SWAT team members attempted to contact a suicidal man who barricaded himself in...
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SWAT Teams Respond To Brooklyn Center Standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Brooklyn Center police said SWAT teams are dealing with a standoff situation at a house near the intersection of 70th Avenue and Halifax Avenue North. Police have been in the area...
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Mpls. SWAT Team Gets National Recognition
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minneapolis SWAT Team is getting national recognition this week. Eight officers headed down to Oklahoma in October and took part in a three-day competition. They went...
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Police: Facebook Post Leads To 7-Hour Standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Twin Cities neighborhood is safe after a Facebook post led to a seven-hour standoff Monday. It all started just after 2 p.m. in Roseville on a home on County Road C2 near...
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Thousands Raised At Benefit For SWAT Punch Victim
RAMSEY, Minn. (WCCO) – A benefit was held Saturday to help a man who was allegedly hurt by a Minneapolis police officer. Brian Vander Lee had two brain surgeries after police say he was punched last...
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Police: Eagan Man Makes Threats, Cops Safely Quell Situation
EAGAN, Minn. (WCCO) – A hang-up 911 call Wednesday afternoon led officers to an Eagan residence on the 1700 block of Deerwood Drive where police learned a man was barricaded in the home and had made...
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Standoff In N. St. Paul Calls For SWAT Team, Evacuated Homes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Police in North St. Paul said they have been dealing with an emotionally disturbed man on the 2000 Block of 6th Street North since Wednesday afternoon. Police said they...
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Officer Recalls Helping Witness In Office Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – When you see him with his baby daughter, or helping his wife set the dinner table, you can only imagine the contrast Officer Pete Stanton sees in his daily life. He’s a father,...
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Authorities: Northeast Mpls Standoff Ends In Apparent Suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A standoff situation with an armed man Friday afternoon in northeast Minneapolis ended in an apparent suicide, authorities say. Minneapolis police responded to the 2400 block of...
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4 Dead After Police Standoff In Colo.
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say four people are dead, including the suspect, after an hours-long police standoff at a Colorado townhome. Police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson says a SWAT team was called...
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Roseville Police: Dead Dog, Illegal Narcotics Found During Search
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – A dead dog and a malnourished canine were discovered – in addition to illegal narcotics, drug paraphernalia and a large sum of cash – during a search warrant the Roseville...
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Man Shot In Hand; St. Paul Police Looking For Gunman
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – St. Paul police said they are looking for a suspect in the city Wednesday after a man suffered a gunshot wound to the hand. The shooting happened near the intersection of...
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Off-Duty Cop Convicted Of Assault Terminated
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A police SWAT team leader who was convicted of assaulting a man while off-duty at a bar has been fired by Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau. The termination took place on Feb....
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Authorities Investigating Sherburne County Murder-Suicide
SHERBURNE COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) – Authorities are investigating a murder-suicide that took place Friday afternoon in Sherburne County. The Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call about...
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Eden Prairie Police Find 2 Dead In Apartment
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP/WCCO) – Eden Prairie police found a woman and a man dead Saturday in a shooting that prompted the evacuation of an apartment building for several hours. Investigators weren’t...
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Edina-Based Company Selling ‘Throwbots’ To Police, Military
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If you are in combat or investigating an active crime scene, not knowing what is around the corner or behind a closed door can be deadly. But what if you had a set of eyes and...
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Mpls. Police Union Won’t Fight Firing Of Cops Who Used Slurs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minneapolis police union won’t fight the firing of two officers caught on camera using racial slurs, WCCO-TV learned Wednesday night. Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau...
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32-Year-Old Man Arrested After Hopkins Standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 32-year-old man is in custody after a standoff in Hopkins Monday, according to police. Hopkins Police Sgt. Mike Glassberg says police received a request at around 10:20 a.m. from...
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Maplewood Man Mourns Loss Of Brother, Killed By Father
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The brother of a man who was murdered by his own father speaks on the tragedy that has rocked his family. On Monday, police arrested a man for the murder of his own son. The father...
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Barricaded Suspect Arrested After East Metro SWAT Team Fires Non-Lethal Round
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – It took an east metro SWAT team to arrest a New Richmond, Wis., man who barricaded himself inside the bedroom of a Roseville home on Thursday. Geoffrey McCloskey, 33, who had...
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Hudson Man Arrested After 13-Hour Standoff
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150131231610423AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Police and the area SWAT team used tear gas and pepper spray to end a 13-hour standoff Saturday in Hudson,...
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Suspect, Officers Involved In St. Paul Shooting Identified
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150317182241290AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police in St. Paul are looking for information that can help them piece together what happened Monday moments...
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St. Paul Standoff Ends With Armed Suicidal Man Shooting Himself
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday evening following a standoff with St. Paul police. Officers were called to the 400 block of Jessamine Avenue East...
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2 Dead, Officers Injured At Separate Plymouth Crime Scenes
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office says domestic violence was at the root of a deadly Friday night in Plymouth. Police were called to the intersection of Rockford Road and...
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Minneapolis SWAT Swapping Military Green For Blue, Black
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minneapolis’ Special Weapons and Tactics team is changing its look to address concerns that the city’s police department is militarized agency. “We’ve heard comments both locally...
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SWAT Team Called To Bloomington Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Officers were on the scene of a SWAT situation in Bloomington Saturday. Officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at a home on the 8700 block of Russell Street in...
View ArticleJay Harrington Of ‘S.W.A.T.’: ‘We Work Hard To Bring The Reality To The Screen’
The first season of “S.W.A.T.” is coming to an action-packed ending. Jay Harrington, who plays 10-year SWAT Team veteran Deacon, spoke to CBS Local about the mounting tension between his character and...
View ArticleAlex Russell & Kenny Johnson Talk Season Finale Of ‘S.W.A.T.’
Tonight marks the season finale of “S.W.A.T.” Actors Alex Russell and Kenny Johnson spoke to CBS Local about what to expect on this season’s final episode, the show’s physically demanding shoots, and...
View ArticleSheriff: Man Found Dead In Forest Lake Domestic Incident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities say a man was found dead in a Forest Lake home Monday after a domestic incident. A domestic situation was reported on the 23100 block of Hilo Avenue North. When...
View ArticleEric Dickerson On Role In ‘S.W.A.T.’: I Was Hoping I’d Be A Bad Guy’
An all-new episode of S.W.A.T. premieres this Thursday, February 7th at 10:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Shemar Moore and company will be joined this week by a trio of NFL legends as Willie McGinest, Eric...
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Lake City Officer Shot In Neck ID’d; Body Found In Home
LAKE CITY, Minn. (WCCO) — A Lake City, Minn. officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head early Monday morning. After a day-long standoff at the home where the shooting occurred, a...
View ArticleRochelle Aytes On Reuniting With Shemar Moore On ‘S.W.A.T’: ‘I Was Just So...
Rochelle Aytes is no stranger to working alongside S.W.A.T. leading man Shemar Moore having previously acted together as husband and wife on Criminal Minds and now the two are reunited as Hondo has a...
View Article7-Year-Old Boy Held Hostage In Brooklyn Park Home Invasion Reunited With Family
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 7-year-old boy was held hostage for an hour after a home invasion in Brooklyn Park. It happened just after 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon on the 7500 block of 83rd Avenue. Police...
View ArticleSuspect Apprehended After Leading Law Enforcement On Multiple Vehicle...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A man with eight active arrest warrants was finally apprehended Friday after leading authorities on two separate pursuits, stealing multiple vehicles, and leading authorities on...
View ArticleHondo Goes On The Run After He’s Framed For Murder, On The 100th Episode of...
When body cam footage left at a local news station seems to show Hondo shooting two police officers, he is forced to go on the run while the team works to clear his name, on the 100th episode of the...
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