Religion & Law

10 arrested after standoff in KC
From Bob Cronkleton: Ten people were in custody Saturday after an armed robbery, kidnapping, two carjackings ? including that of a U.S. Postal Service van ? and a standoff that lasted several hours...

Long, cold standoff at 43rd and Bales
I didn't cover this last night because I went to a homicide scene instead (and no one got hurt here), but for you standoff junkies, here are the police press releases about one last night in Kansas City: 1 a...

Utah gunman updated Facebook status during 16-hour standoff, say police
Police say Jason Valdez posted "I'm currently in a standoff" and much more, before shooting himself in chest; he survived

OP standoff ends peacefully
From Brad Cooper: A police standoff in an upscale south Overland Park neighborhood came to a quiet end today after 71/2 hours. Police entered the house and took the 23-year-old man into custody...

Eight people die in standoff in Phillipines
China started demanding answers today as to why eight Hong Kong residents were killed in a bus standoff in Manila yesterday. A disgruntled Filipino police officer, fired on charges of corruption, hijacked a bus and demanded his job back, but...

Ex-Queens of the Stone Age Guy -- S.W.A.T. Standoff
A former member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age got into an intense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his L.A. home last night ... where cops found a high-powered LOADED rifle...

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