Suspect in custody after hours-long stand off in Kettering

KETTERING — UPDATE @ 1:50 p.m.:

A suspect is in custody after an hours-long stand-off in Kettering.

The standoff started around 7 a.m. when police responded to a disturbance and a person barricaded themselves inside the home.

Around 1:55 P.M. a police spokesperson confirmed that person was taken into custody.

Further details were not available.

We will continue to follow this story.

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INITIAL REPORT:

SWAT was called to a Kettering home Sunday morning.

Around 7 a.m. Kettering police were called to the house in the 3100 block of Bulah Avenue for a “disturbance”, according to a spokesperson for the department.

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Police said someone is refusing to leave the home and as a precaution, Kettering Regional SWAT has been asked to respond.

“We would encourage the public to stay out of the area and neighbors to stay in their homes unless instructed by officers on scene to do otherwise,” the spokesperson said.

We will continue to follow this story and update if new information becomes available.

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