SWAT robot rips open truck cabin ending hours-long police standoff

Police in Houston, Texas used an armored battering ram to pry open the cabin of an 18-wheeler to arrest the driver following an hours-long standoff on Wednesday (December 27).Police stopped the truck, which was moving slowly along the East Freeway, but the driver refused to exit the vehicle, according to ABC Affiliate KTRK,Using a heavy vehicle known as "rook", police tore through the cabin's window and passenger side door and used a police dog and gas canisters to subdue the driver. Aerial footage showed a SWAT team dragging the driver out of the cabin. The driver, whose face was covered in blood, was then placed on a gurney.The main lanes of the East Freeway were shut down in both directions near Sheldon Road, trapping drivers in gridlock for hours, KTRK reported.KTRK