Man taken into custody after obvious standoff at South Whitehall buying middle | Lehigh Valley Regional Information

S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – A 3-hour standoff at a shopping mall in Lehigh County got here to an finish with police taking a person into custody.

The state of affairs began round 7:30 p.m. Sunday when numerous law enforcement officials descended on Crest Plaza on Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall Township.

Officers surrounded an SUV, and a girl instructed 69 Information she witnessed the beginning of the incident, and mentioned officers had their weapons drawn.

Police seemed to be concerned in a standoff and had been attempting to make contact with somebody within the SUV.

Folks weren’t allowed to enter the buying middle, and customers popping out of the shops had been instructed to go away straight away.

A tactical unit ultimately approached the SUV, and that is when the person received out and was taken into custody round 10:20 p.m.

Authorities have but to verify any particulars with 69 Information.