'Person In Crisis' Led To Freehold Township Shelter-In-Place: Prosecutors

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — Some Freehold Township residents were asked to shelter in place on Saturday due to a person in crisis, Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Spokesman Christopher Swendeman said.

At 9:10 a.m. on Saturday, the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (MOCERT) and Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) were activated for a call involving a man in crisis in Freehold Township, Swendeman said.

Out of an abundance of caution for local residents, officials said a brief shelter-in-place was ordered for the area of Plymouth Drive near Sussex Place while law enforcement spoke with the man.

Shortly before 11 a.m., the man was taken into custody without incident and brought to a crisis center for evaluation, Swendeman said.

It was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public, according to prosecutors.

The Freehold Township Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.