Voorhees Standoff Draws Cherry Hill, Gloucester Township Police

A standoff in a neighborhood near the Voorhees-Cherry Hill border that drew officers from multiple towns ended peacefully after several hours Sunday.

Homeowners Hiren and Indira Gala called 911 after a man in his 20s violated a restraining order they’d taken out against him, Voorhees Chief Louis Bordi said, and Voorhees officers arrived to the parents fleeing the house.

“The suspect barricaded himself and advised he was not coming out,” Bordi said.

Several homes on Burnham Lane in the Beagle Club, a residential development off Cooper Road about a mile from the Cherry Hill township line, were evacuated during the incident, which drew a Special Response Team from Gloucester Township and officers from Cherry Hill to assist Voorhees Police.

Police spent several hours negotiating with the man, who eventually surrendered around 4:30 p.m., Bordi said.

He indicated the man was being taken to police headquarters for processing, and said the investigation was ongoing. Charges were not immediately announced.