Crime & Safety
West Village Barricade Situation Unfounded: NYPD
Police sent out an advisory Sunday morning asking people to avoid the area of 10th Street and Weehawken Street.
WEST VILLAGE, NY — A reported barricaded inside a West Village apartment that prompted the NYPD to send out an advisory Sunday morning asking people to avoid the area of 10th Street and Weehawken Street was unfounded, the NYPD said.
Police said they were on scene of an apparent barricade situation in an apartment on Weehawken Street between 10th and Christopher Streets, an NYPD spokesman said.
Police later said they investigated the situation and deemed the incident unfounded.
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ADVISORY: Please avoid the area of 10th Street and Weehawkin Street in Lower Manhattan due to an ongoing police investigation. Expect emergency vehicles and traffic in the area. More information when available. pic.twitter.com/kSZMyESDM8
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 3, 2019
This report will be updated as more details are learned.
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