Police said the male resident was threatening suicide, according to family members who dialed 911.
Authorities in Warren County took a male resident into custody Tuesday after he allegedly barricaded himself in a room of his home and was threatening suicide.
Family members dialed 911 from inside the home in the 300 block of Belvidere Avenue in Washington Township, according to township police Chief Tom Cicerelle.
Police responded about 3:45 p.m. and called in the Warren County Tactical Response Team as a precaution.
"We were unable to make any contact with him and we weren't sure if he had any access to weapons in the house," Cicerelle said.
About a dozen officers responded as part of the team, and police were also assisted by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, according to the police chief.
Police were still trying to make contact with the resident when he came out, unarmed, and surrendered, Cicerelle said.
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The male, whom police did not identify, does not face charges. He was taken by ambulance to St. Luke's Hospital in Philipsburg for a crisis evaluation.
Police were continuing to investigate whether any weapons were in the home at the time of the incident.
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