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CHICAGO — A brief SWAT incident was initiated Wednesday night after a 17-year-old boy attempted to rob a 60-year-old man at gunpoint in Armour Square on the city’s South Side, according to police.

Donation helps SWAT upgrade its body armor Windstream Communications' Green Truck Tour Public Safety Program donated $4,500 for tactical entry vests, Officer Katherine Finnell said.

Carroll County has had a specialized armored vehicle, known in law enforcement as the Lanco Bearcat, for 20 years, helping the county’s SWAT team deal with life-threatening situations in the county ...