Multi-County SWAT Teams Honored for 2023 Antigo Hostage Rescue
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team has been honored as a co-recipient of the “Co-SWAT Teams of the Year” award. The recognition is shared with tactical teams from Langlade, Marathon, and Oneida Counties for their coordinated response to a hostage situation in Antigo in June 2023. In that incident, a 41-year-old convicted felon took two young children hostage following a domestic dispute, prompting Antigo Police to request assistance from Langlade County, which then brought in additional support from the other agencies. The nearly eight-hour standoff ended when tactical…
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