The Westwood rooftop standoff involving an alleged vehicle thief ended in a fury of bean bag projectiles followed by a swift arrest of the suspect. more ›

A drunk guy threw his puppy at some cops who came to tell him to turn his music down last night. And that's how a noise disturbance complaint at an apartment building in San Diego escalated into a standoff requiring a SWAT team and the evacuation of his neighbors. more ›

A five-hour stand-off ended early this morning when SWAT team members fired tear gas into a Reseda home, reports the Daily News. The officers were there after LAPD responded to a call at around 8:00 p.m. yesterday about a domestic disturbance. A 38-year-old man, whose name hasn't been released, barricaded himself into the home and his girlfriend fled, later being interviewed by police. more ›

After a nine-hour standoff with police, a man who barricaded himself in a Downey apartment has been arrested, reports ABC News. The incident began last night when Jeffrey Zuniga, 24, allegedly threatened his 18-year-old niece with a gun during a fight. The girl called the police, and Zuniga left the location of their argument and went to his mother's apartment on Elm Vista Drive and Bellflower Boulevard in Downey. more ›

The manhunt for the suspect in a gruesome double murder in Chatsworth came to an end last night in Encino when the Los Angeles Police Department apprehended Brent Zubeck, 43, after a lengthy stand-off that found parts of the neighborhood shut down, according to L.A. Now. more ›

Officers in San Bernardino scored what has gone down at the biggest drug seizure in the department's history following a brief standoff with an armed man Monday. Authorities were sent to a home to investigate a report of a man shooting a gun in the yard, according to KTLA. more ›

An elderly woman labeled a "granny" by the Daily Breeze is in custody this morning following a standoff with the Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT team, according to LA Now. The woman, whose identity has not been released, is said to be in her sixties, and may be suffering from mental illness, according to an LAPD spokesman. more ›

LAPD K-9 Officer Steven Jenkins was released from the hospital in time to spend Easter with his family after being critically injured in a SWAT standoff at a home in Sylmar earlier this month, reports a department press release. more ›

An LAPD officer is in critical condition after being shot in the face early this morning while responding to a domestic violence call in Sylmar. A SWAT standoff is ongoing and the bomb squad is on the scene as the suspect remains barricaded inside his house, according to police, reports KTLA. more ›

Police and security guards engaged a knife-wielding man in standoff Saturday morning on the basketball court of the Staples Center less than two hours before the LA Clippers were set to play the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Associated Press reported. more ›

It was a tense night inside the iconic rounded, shiny towers of Downtown's Bonaventure Hotel last night, as a man claiming to be armed barricaded himself inside a room and held Los Angeles Police Department officers in a standoff for 8 hours, according to LA Now. The suspect had been told he had to leave the hotel by security when staff discovered his credit card was not valid, notes KTLA. more ›

Sometimes a man just wants a little peace and quiet when he's in his home. Perhaps that's what prompted a South Los Angeles resident to threaten his neighbor with a knife for being too noisy in the wee Monday hours, as reported by ABC7. When the cops showed up, the angry neighbor barricaded himself in his home, and a standoff followed. The police tried to take him down with a Taser, but they missed. Ultimately, they got him out at around 6:15 in the morning, and took him into custody. Wonder if the other neighbors appreciated all that ruckus he caused? more ›

This morning's 4 hour standoff in a Hollywood apartment building followed a fatal dispute between roommates that left a 33-year-old woman dead. The LAPD have released details about the standoff and shooting, which resulted in the victim's male roommate being subdued by a Taser then taken into custody. Paul Matthew Allee, 32, is being held for murder on $1 million dollars bail. Hollywood Blvd. was shut down for several hours this morning during and following the standoff. It is not clear yet if Allee and the victim were involved in a romantic relationship. more ›

A standoff at a Hollywood apartment building lasting about four hours came to an end shortly after 7 this morning with a homicide suspect taken into custody, according to LA Now. The suspect, a man whose identity has not been released, barricaded himself inside the building located in the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard. more ›

The gunman who barricaded himself inside a Long Beach motel room Monday morning was in fact the prime suspect in the shooting death of a man in Arleta the night before, says the LAPD. Following a standoff with Long Beach police and LAPD SWAT officers, 58-year-old Antonio Meza was taken into custody and transferred to the LAPD and charged in the murder of his stepson, 31-year-old Marco Hernandez, who had been shot multiple times in the living room of a residence on Canterbury Avenue the night before. The case is expected to be brought to the DA tomorrow. more ›

After eluding authorities for over three days, adult industry worker and sometimes actor Stephen Hill, 34, engaged the LAPD's SWAT team in a standoff today that ended in Hill's death. more ›

A standoff involving the LAPD and murder suspect Stephen Hill, aka porn actor "Steve Driver," is underway in the 8000 block of Azul Drive in West Hills, according to Officer April Harding. It is believed Hill's location was passed on to authorities by a tipster who spotted Hill. Unconfirmed reports from the scene indicate Hill is in possession of the murder weapon, and may be threatening suicide. Hill, 34, has been on the run since Tuesday night, when he fled the scene of the crime at Ultima Entertainment, an adult industry video facility in Van Nuys. In an unprovoked outburst, Hill allegedly used a prop samurai sword to stab three co-workers; one victim, fellow porn actor Herbert Hin Wong, aka "Tom Dong," died of his injuries. more ›

A standoff that began at around 10:40 last night ended just before 6 this morning outside an apartment building in North Hollywood where a man who'd been believed to have shot his wife was holed up. LAPD officers and members of the SWAT team and bomb squad units were "met by neighbor Nick Wilcox, who told them some bullets came through his apartment wall," at the building on the 6500 block of Simpson Avenue, according to KTLA. more ›

Around 6:30 a.m., a North Hills Walgreens on the 15300 block of Nordhoff was involved in an armed robbery. The suspects fled--there could be up to four of them--and police caught up with at least one of them, who began an hour long standoff as he refused to come down from a warehouse roof in Van Nuys. more ›

The man accused of making a false bomb threat the White House and later leading police and Secret Service agents on a chase that ended in a standoff that last over eight hours, was charged today in court. Joseph Moshe, 56, of Westchester racked up two counts--making a false bomb threat and criminal threats against a 911 operator--pleaded not guilty today in court. If convicted on both charges, Moshe could end up with four years in prison. His next court date is September 16th. more ›

Joe Moshe, reportedly the suspect involved in yesterday's all-day standoff in Westwood, had called 911 on Wednesday "threatening to blow the White House," the LAPD explained in a statement released last night. more ›

The man standing off with police in Westwood since 10:30 a.m. was arrested without incident more than eight hours later when police approached the vehicle and pulled him out. He is reportedly Joe Moshe, 56, of Westchester. more ›

The police standoff that has lasted since mid morning has yet to end outside the Federal Building in Westwood. Veteran Avenue is closed south of Wilshire Boulevard after the suspect led police on a pursuit from his Westchester neighborhood where they and the Secret Service were seeking him on a warrant for reportedly making threats against the White House. more ›

Since this morning, police have been in a standoff with a pursuit suspect wanted on a warrant, reportedly over threats to the White House and possibly other charges. The chase began in Westchester around 10 a.m., heading north on the 405 freeway before entering the Westwood neighborhood when the car entered the driveway of the Federal Building at Wilshire and Veteran. Once there, police blocked him in and he has been refusing to leave the car since Veteran Avenue is closed down near Wilshire and a nearby apartment building was evacuated as a precautionary measure. The bomb squad was called out earlier and at 1:45 p.m., the SWAT Team from downtown was deployed to the scene, according to the LAPD. An armored personal vehicle, which is used when a suspect may have heavier weaponry, was also deployed to the front of the car. UPDATE, 5 p.m.: Standoff still ongoing, suspect possibly identified. UPDATE, 7:45 p.m.: The suspect has been arrested. more ›

A police pursuit that began in Westchester has ended in a standoff between the suspect and police outside the federal building in Westwood. Officers from Pacific Division attempted to detain the suspect on a warrant when he fled in a Volkswagen, prompting the pursuit around 10 a.m. The suspect reportedly has made threats against the White House and the Secret Service is apparently involved, according to the LA Times. Veteran Avenue has been shut down near Wilshire and a nearby apartment building has been evacuated. UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.: The SWAT team has been deployed. UPDATE, 5 p.m.: Standoff still ongoing, suspect possibly identified. UPDATE, 7:45 p.m.: The suspect has been arrested. more ›

A bizarre standoff took place overnight at a home in Arcadia located in the 1700 block of Mayflower Ave. as local authorities responded to a 911 call regarding an armed suspect who had allegedly barricaded himself in the house with hostages. The caller identified himself as someone who had fled the home, according to cbs2. "Arcadia police Captain Gene Gioia said previously a police SWAT team and sheriff's negotiators have been trying for hours without success Monday to communicate with the man." more ›

An 11-hour standoff between a man and Pasadena SWAT ended early this morning when the man, who was injured with two gunshot wounds by police at some point during the situation, surrendered himself. Carlos Artivia, 45, was holding his 9-year-old son inside on the 1500 block of North El Molino Avenue. On Sunday evening, LA County SWAT killed a man who shot and injured his wife and was holding his 2-year-old daughter hostage inside his Lynwood home. more ›

For the second time this week, Glendale Police were faced with an alleged suspect shooting at them. Last night, they were involved in a three-hour standoff near the entrance of Forest Lawn with a man suspected of a murder earlier last night in Los Angeles outside a bowling alley. At the time of arrival, though, it was not known that the murder and the man were connected. more ›