UPDATE 3: New details are emerging regarding a local emergency alert that sent residents in Darlington Township indoors this morning.
Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy says deputies were serving an Ohio warrant for the man when he barricaded himself inside a shed on a relative’s property Taggart Road in Darlington Township. Guy explains how the situation escalated and how it eventually came to an end.
“When our deputies arrived there, he made threats toward the deputies as well as threatening to commit suicide,” said Sheriff Guy. “It was believed that he had a hand gun inside the building and subsequently the deputies called through the 911 center activated the Beaver County emergency services unit, which is our version of the SWAT team.”
Guy says unidentified man eventually came out peacefully. He was taken to the Beaver County Jail and is expected to be extradited to Ohio.
UPDATE 2: Emergency services in Beaver County tells KDKA Radio a suspect is in custody
UPDATE: According to reports, the barricaded subject is near Route 51 and Taggard Road that is right near CRIS Home and Garden.
The Civil Authorities have issued a local area emergency for Darlington Beaver County, asking everyone in the community to stay inside their homes.
Beaver County 911 tells KDKA Radio people should stay inside their homes due to a person barricaded inside a residence.
There is a large police presence on the scene.
The alert went out to all local Pittsburgh radio stations.
The Emergency Alert System message went out after 9:30 a.m. and is in effect until 12:40 p.m. Friday.
No other details are known at this time. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
A emergency alert went out to Pittsburgh radio stations
A emergency alert went out to Pittsburgh radio stations
