Suspect In Custody After 'Large Police Presence' Descends On Halifax Township
(Halifax Township, PA) -- A suspect is in custody following yesterday's apparent police-standoff incident in Halifax Township. Pennsylvania State Police say officers wearing combat fatigues and armed with rifles were deployed to a rural area near Route 147 and McClellan Road yesterday afternoon. The male suspect - whose identity was not released - reportedly was tracked down and arrested shortly before 6:30 p.m. Officials announced last night that the suspect had been taken to Dauphin County Prison.