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Warrant Arrest, Turned Standoff Ends: PA State Police

A four-hour barricade ends with a man in state police custody, according to authorities. 

An aerial view of the neighborhood near Waynesborough Court in Lower Macungie; a Pennsylvania State Police SERT vest

An aerial view of the neighborhood near Waynesborough Court in Lower Macungie; a Pennsylvania State Police SERT vest

Photo Credit: Google Maps/Pennsylvania State Police

Lehigh County Sheriff's deputies were called to "serve a domestic relations warrant" on a resident of the 2500 block of Waynesborough Court, Lower Macungie Township, around 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, troopers said in a release. 

When they arrived, the 54-year-old subject of the warrant "made threatening comments," causing the deputies to leave the home and call for backup, state police said. 

Troopers from Fogelsville Station responded and set up a perimeter around the home, authorities said. A state police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) took command of the scene. 

SERT negotiators coaxed the man into leaving his home around 2:35 p.m., troopers said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest for evaluation. 

No injuries were reported, though Sauerkraut Lane was closed from Millhouse Road to Saddlebrook Road while troopers worked the scene. 

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