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Barricaded Gunman Taken Into Custody After Standoff In Williamsport: Police Barricaded Gunman Taken Into Custody After Standoff In Williamsport: Police
Barricaded Gunman Taken Into Custody After Standoff In Williamsport: Police A Pennsylvania constable’s attempt to serve eviction papers to a 64-year-old man in Williamsport escalated into a standoff with police on Monday, Dec. 30, police said. Kenneth Austin, a resident of an apartment building at 798 W. Edwin St., allegedly pointed a handgun at the constable before barricading himself inside the unit around 8:03 a.m., according to the Williamsport Police Department. Officers from the Williamsport Police, Lycoming Regional Police, Penn College Police, and Lycoming County Juvenile and Adult Probation Offices responded to the scene. Nearby residents were evacuated fo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Armed Suspect Barricaded Inside Philly Home: Police Armed Suspect Barricaded Inside Philly Home: Police
Armed Suspect Barricaded Inside Philly Home: Police Philadelphia police were negotiating with an armed suspect who barricaded himself inside a home, authorities said. Police had chased the suspect into the home on the 2600 block of Muhfield Street shortly after noon on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Check back for updates.

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by Jon Craig
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SWAT STANDOFF: Emerson Officer Talks Troubled Man, 27, Out SWAT STANDOFF: Emerson Officer Talks Troubled Man, 27, Out
SWAT Standoff: Emerson Officer Talks Troubled Man, 27, Out An Emerson police officer backed by a SWAT team and county negotiator talked a barricaded man out of his home. What originally came in as the possibility of weapons in the troubled 27-year-old man's home prompted borough police to summon Bergen County Regional SWAT team members and crisis negotiators just after 5:30 p.m. Monday. Officer Sean Croal got a rapport going with the man, said Police Chief Michael Mazzeo, who was among the other responding officers. Counseled by the negotiator, Croal convinced the troubled resident to come out of his room without incident about three hours later,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting
ChesCo Man Found Guilty In Christmas Day Shooting A Chester County man was found guilty on multiple charges after he barricaded himself inside his home, and fired shots at special operations officers and his sister-in-law nearly three years ago, authorities said. Nathaniel Lewis, 35, of Spring City, was found guilty of attempted murder, aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime, and related offenses. Officers responded to a well-being check at Lewis' house on Aftons Circle in East Vincent Township on Dec. 25, 2018. Lewis' wife contacted police after her sister, one of the victims, found him barricaded inside the house, accordin…

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by Nicole Acosta