Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
UPDATE: Police seek man related to incident
UPDATED 4:35 p.m., Friday:
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Officers began clearing the scene around 4:15 p.m. and West Maple Avenue reopened shortly after.
It was unclear whether the wanted man was taken into custody.
A bystander reported hearing a small explosion coming from the area of the police activity shortly before it ended.
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Original Story:
Officers rushed to Middletown Township’s Langhorne section Friday afternoon as they attempted to arrest a wanted man.
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The incident started in the area of Detective Christopher Jones Memorial Park on Maple Avenue early in the afternoon. Members of the multi-agency South Central Emergency Response Team were called to the area.
As of 2 p.m., additional officers in tactical gear were arriving to the scene. A command post had been set up outside the Langhorne Brewing Company, about a 1,500 feet from where neighbors said the activity was focused.
Joseph Bartorilla, Middletown police chief, said the man is wanted by the Newtown Township Police Department.
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The wanted person resides in the area of the incident, police said.
The chief said the incident is not a standoff but remained active as of 2:30 p.m.
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West Maple Avenue was closed between Hawthorne Avenue and Alscot Lane.
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