The situation prompted a SWAT team response, including a Bearcat armored vehicle. Nearby residents were instructed to shelter in place, and some were forced to evacuate their homes.

At least two SWAT bearcat vehicles were on scene and K-9 units were standing by as officers watched the man gesture and yell from the bed of a pickup truck filled with gardening equipment.

The Conroe Police Department is bolstering its arsenal with the purchase of a tactical armored vehicle to use for SWAT situations. The council on Thursday approved the $388,927 purchase of a Lenco ...