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Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany-Dougherty Metro SWAT Team successfully completed “Level 2 Advance SWAT Training.”

Thursday, February 07, 2013  FBI: No other explosives found near Alabama bunker where man held boy; captor's body removed

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  FBI says Jimmy Lee Dykes rigged his bunker with explosives and waged firefight against SWAT team that rescued boy.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A six-day standoff between police and a man holding a young boy hostage in an underground bunker ended when police killed the man and rescued the boy.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Negotiators tall through ventilation pipe to Alabama captor in bunker; 3rd full day of standoff

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The neighborhood near Midland City remained under siege with the suspect and child holed up in a bunker-type shelter on the man's property that was equipped with electricity, food and TV.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Story updated: The gunman, identified by neighbors as Jimmy Lee Dykes, a 65-year-old retired truck driver, was known as "the crazy man" of the neighborhood.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  College security officials in Albany said they’ve prepared, practiced and are on standby just in case they have to face this type of emergency.

Saturday, February 19, 2011  A hostage situation ends peacefully Saturday

Friday, September 24, 2010  UPDATED: 4 p.m. CDT. A bank teller was kidnapped early Friday from his home by robbers who strapped a suspected bomb to his chest and used him to steal money from a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami, according to the FBI.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  UPDATE: Police say they have shot an armed man who took three people hostage in the Discovery Channel network's headquarters in suburban Washington. All of the hostages are safe.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  Police SWAT officers raided an apartment in Albany where they say a man was holding his girlfriend hostage.