Portage Police Involved in 3-Hour Standoff with Armed Man

Portage Police involved in 3-hour standoff with armed man

A Portage man faces several felony charges after he barricaded himself inside a Portage home during a tense, three-hour standoff with police officers Saturday. The 39-year-old man was arrested and is being held in the Porter County Jail, pending formal charges to be filed by the prosecutor’s office. Government offices were closed Monday because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Portage police were originally called at 9:40 a.m. Saturday by a woman …

Portage, IN - Police Alert: SWAT Standoff Ends With Armed Suspect Arrested

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Portage, IN – A Saturday morning domestic battery call in Portage escalated into an hours-long armed standoff, prompting a full SWAT activation and eventual arrest, according to police. Portage Police said officers were dispatched around 9:40 a.m. on January 17, 2026, to the 3000 block of Dutch Mill Street, where a female victim reported …

SWAT Team Activated Following Domestic Battery and Armed Standoff in Portage

PORTAGE — A Portage man is facing multiple felony charges after a domestic battery incident escalated into an hours-long armed standoff that prompted the activation of SWAT and Crisis Negotiation teams. According to the Portage Police Department, officers were called at approximately 9:40 a.m. to the 3000 block of Dutch Mill Street on Saturday, December 17, 2026, for a reported domestic battery. The adult female victim told officers that her bro…