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Elderly man taken into custody after standoff in Luzerne County

Police surrounded a home at East Mountain Ridge Mobile Home Park in Plains Township.

PLAINS, Pa. — Police arrested an elderly man after a stand-off Tuesday night in Luzerne County.

Police surrounded a home at East Mountain Ridge Mobile Home Park in Plains Township around 4 p.m. Tuesday, leading to road closures.

A neighbor said they heard three loud bangs about four hours later; after that, a man was taken in an ambulance.

Investigators haven't said what led up to the stand-off.

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