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Section of Ellington Road Closed Amid Heavy Police Presence
Police activity closed an Ellington Road on Saturday.
****See updated story here. 5-Hour Standoff With Suspect Ends In Ellington: BREAKING
ELLINGTON, CT — West Road was closed from the Big Y plaza to Middle Butcher Road on Saturday morning for police activity, town officials said in a message on Twitter.
The message to "avoid the area" was posted at about 8 a.m. by the tows'n alert service.
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Alert. West Road is closed from Big Y to Middle Butcher Road. Avoid the area until further notice. Thank you.
— Town of Ellington CT (@Ellington_CT) July" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/Ellington_... 7, 2018
A CT News Alert Twitter post indicated heavy armed state police presence at the Autumn Chase apartment complex, 111 West Road.
A state trooper armed with a rifle hides behind a barn in #Ellington at a #standoff area of 111 West Rd Rt83 the area is shut down pic.twitter.com/aCKb6tPNyv
— CTNewsAlert (@CTNewsAlert) July" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/CTNewsAler... 7, 2018
Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel
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