Knock, Knock, MV SWAT

Martha's Vineyard's Tactical Response Team diffused a potentially deadly situation in Edgartown yesterday. There were no reports of any injuries to either officers or the individual taken into custody, which is exactly why the team was formed in the first place, to help arrest idiots like this guy.

 Just after 12pm yesterday afternoon, Edgartown police respnded to the Whalers Walk development for a report of a suspicious male with a weapon. When cops peaked in tthe windows they observed "a male with a gun inside the residence." In case the officers hadn't seen the gun, the suspect informed them, "I have a gun, go ahead and shoot me." Police declined to shoot the suspect and instead called the TRT team.

During the two hour standoff, the suspect, 36 y.o. Arthur Smith repeatedly brandished his weapon at police. The weapon appeared, according to the police report, to be a long barreled black pistol. Smith was eventually taken into custody and charged with Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Disorderly Conduct.