Person in Custody After Police Standoff in Prospect

A person was taken into custody after state police responded to Summit Road in Prospect for a report of a disturbance and a person barricaded in a home Wednesday afternoon.

Police said Troop I-Bethany received the report at 1:40 p.m. and witnesses reported seeing police in tactical gear in the neighborhood.

K9 teams were brought to the scene as well, according to state police.

Summit Road was closed at Plank Road, but reopened around 3:45 p.m. after troopers took the person into custody.

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