In one of the most profoundly American police standoffs imaginable, a man in Washington allegedly set fire to his own apartment, fled from police with a car full of fireworks, meth, and lighter fluid. The culprit eventually surrendered after officers delivered him a Dairy Queen Blizzard via tactical robot.

Authorities confirm that a Blizzard and a hamburger were exchanged for his surrender, but, in a true travesty, no one will say which flavor of Blizzard ended the siege.

An armed standoff followed, with police seeking to arrange Reagan's surrender. His Blizzard demand emerged in those negotiations, police say. "Mr. Reagan requested a meal from Dairy Queen as a condition to surrender," a police commander told TSG

Cops purchased a Blizzard and a hamburger from Dairy Queen and brought the

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