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Standoff In Joliet Resolved Peacefully: Police

Police had a several-block perimeter blocked off Thursday afternoon. One person was taken into custody.

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Joliet police vehicles on the scene of a possible armed, barricaded subject on Irving Street near Youngs Avenue.
Joliet police vehicles on the scene of a possible armed, barricaded subject on Irving Street near Youngs Avenue. (John Ferak/Patch)

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police SWAT unit responded to a report of a possibly armed, barricaded subject in the 500 block of Irving Street near Youngs Avenue Thursday afternoon, and the situation was resolved peacefully after a more than hour-long standoff.

One person surrendered and was taken into custody.

Several Joliet fire department ambulances were on standby nearby during the incident. Police had a several-block perimeter blocked off Thursday afternoon.

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According to WJOL, police had asked nearby residents to shelter in place.

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A Joliet police SWAT vehicle on the scene of a possible armed, barricaded subject on Irving Street. (John Ferak/Patch)

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