UPDATED: 7:52 p.m., Thursday:
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Sources said the standoff ended without incident around 7:30 p.m. The scene was beginning to clear.
UPDATED: 5:19 p.m., Thursday:
As of 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, the standoff on appeared to continue.
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Police were spotted removing residents from nearby homes on Hulmeville Road and requesting others shelter in place.
Members of the South Central Emergency Response Team used large armored MRAP and BearCat vehicles as they attempted to negotiate with the man inside the home.
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Road surrounding the scene were blocked off.
Afternoon Neshaminy School District buses from Tawanka Elementary School, Herbert Hoover Elementary School, and Maple Point Middle School were impacted.
Original Story:
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Multiple police agencies were on the scene of a standoff near the intersection of Gillam Avenue and Hulmeville Road in Middletown.
The situation started mid-Thursday afternoon and a SWAT team was called after 2:30 p.m.
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A man was reported to be hole up at a home. Police were heard attempting to communicate with a loud speaker.
A county command post and armored truck were called to the scene.
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Traffic in the area was blocked as of 3 p.m.
Law enforcement from the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office, Langhorne Borough, Penndel Borough, Newtown Township, and Tullytown Borough were assisting Middletown officers.
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