SWAT Team in Mission Bay

Update: Readers tell us the situation has resolved safely, though it will take an hour or more for life to return to normal.


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Several readers notified us of heavy police activity in the Harbour Springs and Baybreeze section of Mission Bay, west of 441 on the south side of Glades Road.

There is some indication from the Sheriff’s office that a man is a danger to himself, intoxicated, armed and he has locked himself in his home. Readers have reported to us that they’ve seen as many as 15-20 police cars. One reader said 30 cars, and multiple readers mentioned the SWAT team. Some residents may have been evacuated. Two readers told us that police told them to stay inside their homes due to the danger of gunshots.
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We also received this from Palm Beach County Alerts:

***WEST BOCA*** BARRICADED SUSPECT — Harbour Springs @ Mission Bay (address withheld for officer safety & scene integrity) — ‪#‎PBSO‬ & ‪#‎PBCFR‬ onscene of a domestic incident, suspect refusing to comply w/ orders, PBSO trying to evacuate area houses, SWAT & K9 onscene

We will update this story as we learn more.

Reader Photos (and our own)

Readers send us photos and from time to time we publish them. But first, we took a few shots of a gorgeous sky tonight over the Sandalfoot Square parking lot (after dinner at Thick and Thin).
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Update: New reader photos added. Three here, with the first from Island Lakes, and several more at the bottom.

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Sunrise from Boca Winds:
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Rainbow shots from a reader in Boca Falls:
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Here’s one from a friend of West Boca News, Art Graham:
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And here are a couple of reader shots from earlier in the week:
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Kids Get Your Art On This Weekend!

wendywischerSaturday, October 4th is Art-e-ology at the Boca Raton Museum of Art located in Mizner Park. From 1 to 2:30 p.m., kids from grades 3 to 5 can learn about an artist currently on exhibit and create a masterpiece in that style. The artist for this weekend is Wendy Wischer, creator of Nature Sculptures. For Reservations call 561-392-2500 x.106. This program is free for children of museum members and $5 for non-members.
Also this weekend is ARTful Adventure Sunday  at 2 p.m. This family program features art workshops that draw inspiration from the Museum’s permanent collection. This month’s theme is Mixed Media Collage. The program is free but doesn’t include museum admission.