SWANTON, Ohio — A shelter-in-place alert for part of Swanton was lifted late Sunday night after the person police had been searching for was taken into custody, according to the Swanton Police Department as reported by WTVG, 13abc. Police said there was no longer an immediate threat to the public.
The department first announced the public safety alert around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, while officers searched for a person in the area of North Main Street, which is State Route 64, and Valley Woods Drive, WTVG reported. Residents in the area were asked to stay inside and lock their doors while authorities searched for someone they believed was potentially armed and dangerous.
In an update around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, Swanton Police Chief John Trejo said the person at the center of the alert had been taken into custody, according to WTVG. The shelter-in-place order was lifted after the custody was reported.
WTOL 11 also reported Sunday night that a suspect was in custody after Swanton police issued the shelter-in-place alert for a potentially armed individual, matching the account reported by WTVG on the alert, the search area and the custody.
Chief Trejo thanked the community for its patience, cooperation and understanding throughout the incident, according to the update reported by WTVG. Neither outlet’s account of the police updates mentioned any injuries.
What we know — and what we’re still waiting on: police have not yet publicly disclosed the name of the person taken into custody or why that person was thought to be dangerous, WTVG reported. The department said additional information will be released, and this story will be updated when those details are confirmed.
Photo: Elevatorrailfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons — downtown Swanton, Ohio.