Two Tiverton high school students showed off an electric car …
While many Southern New Englanders are wondering how to help …
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority is installing an…
A Newport man has been arrested for allegedly stealing copper …
Advertisement
Middletown standoff ends peacefully
Man taken into custody late Monday night
Updated: Monday, 03 Sep 2012, 11:25 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 03 Sep 2012, 11:25 PM EDT
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) - One man was taken into custody Monday night after a brief standoff led police to evacuate a Middletown neighborhood.
Police were called to a Ludlow Road home earlier in the evening. Neighboring homes were evacuated because of a strong smell of gas in the area.
The man inside the home surrendered to police just before 11 p.m. and was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
No one was injured in the incident.
Neighbors like Michael Gonsalves were shocked by the whole thing.
"It's just weird to me," Gonsalves said, "I've never seen anything like this before. It's kind of scary, hopefully nothing bad happens."
It's not clear if the man taken into custody is facing any criminal charges.
Copyright WPRI
Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. Please comment on the subject of the story itself. If you do not follow these rules, we will remove your post. Keep it civil, folks!
Our commenting section is powered by IntenseDebate. If you registered for an account but didn't receive a verification e-mail, check your spam folder or click here for more information. For additional technical help, click here.
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single PageAdvertisement
Advertisement