Portage Police involved in 3-hour standoff with armed man

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 19, 2026, 4 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 19, 2026, 4 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/portage-police-involved-in-3-hour-standoff-with-armed-man/

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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...