Crime & Safety

West Bethlehem Standoff Ends Peacefully

It is unclear what prompted the standoff; one man is arrested.

A four-hour standoff at a West Bethlehem apartment complex has ended peacefully, but with one arrest, according to this report in Lehigh Valley Live.

Bethlehem police spent hours negotiating with no less than one person at 1969 Allwood Drive, which is a building in the Valley Park Apartments East complex off of Catasauqua Road, according to The Morning Call.

It is unclear what prompted the standoff.

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Residents were either evacuated or denied access to their apartments while the standoff continued. More details are to be released later, police said.


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