August 20, 2014
Woodrow Davis, who lives in the area near 147th and Seeley in Harvey, where a hostage situation involving 8 people unfolded said he was told the men who broke into the home on Tuesday and captured Wednesday morning, were after a large sum of money they knew was in the home.
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Hostages Freed Unharmed in Harvey Police Standoff
As of Wednesday morning, all eight people held hostage following a home invasion on the 147th block of Seeley Boulevard in Harvey, Ill., were released unharmed after an estimated two dozen SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics, a group of highly trained police officers who deal with very dangerous criminals) and Harvey police stormed the home to free four remaining hostages and captured two suspects, ending a 20-hour standoff.