Pepper Balls & 37mm Launcher Used During Intense Standoff | Glendale
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 03-16/17-2023 8:30 PM to 12:05 AM
LOCATION: 5700 West Northern Avenue
CITY: Glendale
DETAILS:
- Phoenix Police tracked a pickup truck in a tactical surveillance operation through Phoenix and Glendale.
- The pickup truck was stopped with a Grappler Police Bumper at 5700 west northern around 8:30 PM.
- The male suspect refused commands to exit the vehicle and a barricade situation ensued.
- Phoenix Police deployed dozens of pepper balls and multiple 37 millimeter baton rounds into the vehicle with no effect on the suspect.
- Special Assignments Units (SWAT) responded to the scene with armored Lenco Bearcats pinning the vehicle.
- Hours later around 12:00 AM the suspect was taken into custody without further incident.
- The exact charges and initial reason for the tactical surveillance operation are unknown.
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