MILWAUKEE - Officers sent in a robot they normally use to defuse explosives to break an SUV window and end a standoff that shut down a major Milwaukee freeway for six hours on Friday.
This frame grab provided by WISN TV12 shows armored tactical units surrounding a suspected stolen vehicle on a freeway near a major Milwaukee interchange Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. The situation shut down part of the freeway for several hours. (AP Photo/Courtesy WISN TV12, Milwaukee)
This frame grab provided by WISN TV12 shows a cloud of gas escaping from a suspected stolen SUV during a six-hour standoff Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, on a Milwaukee freeway. Tactical officers used a robot to break a window in the vehicle and send a cloud of gas inside. Authorities arrested two people after a standoff that shut down the freeway during the morning commute. (AP Photo/Courtesy WISN TV12, Milwaukee)
This frame grab provided by WISN TV12 shows tactical officers as the apprehend the driver of a suspected stolen SUV following a six-hour standoff Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, in Milwaukee. Officers used a robot to shoot gas into the vehicle. The driver opened his door, held his hand up and laid down on the freeway. A passenger was also arrested. (AP Photo/Courtesy WISN TV12, Milwaukee)
This frame grab provided by WISN TV12 shows tactical officers as the apprehend the unidentified passenger of a suspected stolen SUV following a six-hour standoff Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, in Milwaukee. Officers used a robot to shoot gas into the vehicle. The driver opened his door, held his hand up and laid down on the freeway. Deputies removed the passenger from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Courtesy WISN TV12, Milwaukee)
