The standoff ended just after 5 Thursday morning at the intersection of Old Turnpike Avenue and Pine Street in Allport, Morris Township. Police took the 32 year old male suspect into custody after firing several canisters of tear gas into a trailor where he was hold up.
Police say it all began with a traffic stop, but from there it was anything but routine.
State police say an investigator from the Clearfield Barracks was investigating a burglary and went to make a traffic stop. After making the traffic stop there was an exchange of gunfire. The suspect then went into a residence and barricaded himself in there. The State Police Special Emergency response Team team was contacted and negotiations were on going until the tear gas was used. Nearby residents cowered on the floor for nearly five hours until police diffused the situation.