Man Holds His Family Captive in Irvine Home During Police Standoff

Man with Machete Allegedly Held His Family, Including Children, Hostage in Their Home: Police

An armed man held four people hostage during a standoff in California on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Irvine Police Department said.

Machete-wielding Irvine man holds family hostage in hours-long standoff with police

An Irvine man was arrested Wednesday night after holding his family hostage in their tony condo with a machete.

Irvine police rescue 4 people trapped upstairs, arrest knife suspect after hourslong standoff

Four people were rescued from an Irvine home Wednesday afternoon after police say a man armed with a knife prevented them from leaving during what authorities described as a family dispute. The incident was first reported after 2 p.m. near Terrapin and Cadence, according to the Irvine Police Department, and a large police presence was [...]

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Man holds his family captive in Irvine home during police standoff

The Irvine Police Department said a man armed with a machete would not let his family leave their home.

Man with Machete in Standoff with Irvine Police

A man suspected of wielding a machete engaged in a standoff with police in Irvine Wednesday after allegedly refusing to allow four family members leave their home Wednesday. A relative of the man went to the Irvine police station around 2:15 p.m. to report the dispute, which was occurring in the 100 block of Terrapin, Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department said. Four family members in an upstairs bedroom were not being allowed to leave, bu…