A person who was barricaded inside a North Little Rock home Tuesday morning was taken into custody, police said.
Officers received a call around 9 a.m. regarding a suspicious vehicle in the 3500 block of North Poplar Street, said Sgt. Carmen Helton, police spokesperson.
Officers located the vehicle in front of a residence and attempted to make contact with the people inside the home, according to Helton. When someone answered the door, they told officers the lives of those inside the residence were being threatened, she said.
Police didn’t immediately provide information on the nature of the threat or who made it.
In a Twitter post, the North Little Rock Police Department said the suspect and everybody else who was inside the home were being interviewed by police.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Police on Tuesday said a person was barricaded inside a North Little Rock home, prompting activation of a special operations team.
The person, whose name wasn’t immediately released, is inside a residence in the 3500 block of Poplar Street, according to a news release by the North Little Rock Police Department.
An Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter is headed to the scene. Check back for further details.
This story has been updated. It was originally published at 10:43 a.m.