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Barricaded Man Discharging Firearms Taken Into Custody At Evesham Home (UPDATED) Barricaded Man Discharging Firearms Taken Into Custody At Evesham Home (UPDATED)
Barricaded Man Discharging Firearms Taken Into Custody At Evesham Home (Updated) A man barricaded with firearms and discharging the weapons brought a heavy police presence to a home in Evesham Monday morning, June 17. He was taken into custody by 9 a.m., Evesham police said; Officers were at a home on Brookfield Drive as of 7:30 a.m. and all residents near the home were being sheltered in place. The shelter-in-place had been lifted by 9 a.m. Sections of Kettle Run Road and Hopewell Road were closed to traffic. Police were in contact with the local school districts to alter school bus routes in the area. "Our goal is to resolve this situation safely," Chief Walt Mille…
SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say SWAT STANDOFF: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say
SWAT Standoff: Man Standing On Church Steeple Points Long Gun At Officers In Philly, Police Say A barricade situation involving a man standing on a church steeple was unfolding Monday night, May 13 in Philadelphia, police said. Officers were dispatched to a church on the 700 block of E Cornwall Street around 8:15 p.m. for a man, believed be under the influence of drugs, standing on the steeple of a church, city police said. Google Maps Upon arrival, the man pointed a long gun at the officers, leading to the declaration of a barricade situation at 8:41 p.m., police said.  The staging area is at G & Westmoreland, with SWAT and Tactical Air units on location. This is a devel…