Police standoff in 1300 block of Vantage Drive
Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department surrounded a residence in the 1300 block of Vantage Drive shortly after Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. Officers set up a perimeter around the residence after a subject with a misdemeanor warrant ran into the house during an attempted arrest and refused to come out, according to Cape Girardeau police officer Richard McCall. More than 10 police cars were observed on adjacent streets as officers surrounded the residence and made contact with the subject via telephone. After about 45 minutes, the man exited the residence with his hands behind his head and was taken into custody by police without incident.
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Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department are seen outside of a residence in the 1300 block of Vantage Drive during a warrant arrest Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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A member of the Cape Girardeau Police Department closes the door to a police car parked outside of a residence in the 1300 block of Vantage Drive on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department maintain a perimeter around a residence in the 1300 block of Vantage Drive on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department maintain a perimeter around a residence in the 1300 block of Vantage Drive on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department maintain a perimeter around a residence in the 1300 block of Vantage Drive on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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After refusing to exit a residence in the 1300 block of Vantage Drive for about 45 minutes, a male subject steps onto the front lawn of the residence with his hands behind his head Wednesday, June 24, 2020, and is taken into custody by members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
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As he is escorted into the back of a police car, a handcuffed male subject watches a member of the Cape Girardeau Police Department unequip tactical equipment and place it in the trunk of the vehicle Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)