According to an officers Bureau press release, Portland officers are responding to a residence in St. Johns where a potentially armed subject is barricaded.
Residents in the area are once again being warned to stay indoors or away from their homes due to the third similar occurrence this week.
Two tactical teams, one of which was a crisis negotiation team, were in the 8300 block of North Hudson Street at 11:30 a.m. to make the arrest. The area between North Smith Street and North Central Street and North Charleston Avenue and North John Avenue has been cordoned off by police.
According to the announcement, there have been no reported injuries. The ongoing incident has been reported to the St. Johns Community Center and nearby schools.
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