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2 bodies found after NJ standoff; suspect killed

3 more children were rescued after being held captive throughout the 37-hour standoff - Full Story

NJ cops: Gunman in daylong standoff has hostages

Since Friday afternoon the suspect has been holed up in a two-story building with an unknown number of hostages - Full Story

20 years after Waco: The lessons we learned

Part four of a four-part series - Full Story

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20 years after Waco: The standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan

During the nearly two-month siege, 668 LE personnel had seen action, including 25 different primary negotiators attempting to convince David Koresh to step down peacefully from Mount Carmel. Koresh could have done so at any moment, but didn’t. - Full Story

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Lt. Dan Marcou - Blue Knights

20 years after Waco: The standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan

Part two of a four-part series - Full Story

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Audio: Police yell 'burn it down' raiding Dorner's hideaway

Police can be heard in videos yelling to burn the cabin down as they raided ex-LA cop Chris Dorner's home Tuesday night. (CBS 2 Image) 'Highly likely' body is Dorner's

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5-year-old hostage safe after week-long standoff

A 5-year-old boy diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome was trapped in a homemade underground bunker for a week after Jimmy Lee Dykes killed the boy's bus driver and fled to his hideaway with the child. Officials and FBI tirelessly negotiated with the man and provided medical attention to the boy as the days wore on, until negotiations finally deteriorated and police took action, rescuing the boy and killing the abductor.

- Full Story

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Medford Police arrest 2 for alleged stolen vehicle

Camera man who calls himself "marked guardian" catches an arrest on film, as spectators inform him 2 have been arrested for a stolen vehicle.

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Video: The Israeli 'limited tactical entry technique' for hostage rescue clears

Because the overall operational goal is to save the life of the hostage (or hostages), shots must be “straight, fast, and coming from multiple barrels” in order to increase the chances of the threat — or threats — going down immediately. - Full Story