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Police In Somerset County Talk Juvenile Out Of Knife-Wielding Standoff Police In Somerset County Talk Juvenile Out Of Knife-Wielding Standoff
Police In Somerset County Talk Juvenile Out Of Knife-Wielding Standoff Police officers in Somerset County were able to peacefully convince a juvenile to turn over a knife after an hours-long negotiation, authorities said. On Thursday at 7:46 p.m. Montgomery Township Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a juvenile in crisis with a knife refusing to speak.  Acting Sergeant Daniel Balinski, Officer Salvatore Intili, Officer John Colucci, and Officer Connor Chapkowski responded to the residence to meet with concerned family members.  Officers were able to safely de-escalate the situation, by slowly building a rapport with the juven…

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by Jon Craig