Crime & Safety

Standoff at Bartlett Pasta Manufacturing Plant Ends; Naperville Man Arrested

The 25-year-old Naperville man was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following the five-hour standoff at Rana Meal Solutions in Bartlett

A 25-year-old Naperville man has been arrested following a five-hour standoff at a pasta manufacturing plant in Bartlett, according to the Daily Herald.

The man, who is not being identified at this time, is accused of barricading himself inside Rana Meal Solutions LLC, 500 S. Spitzer Road. Police searched the building, found the suspect and were able to take him into custody Thursday afternoon with no struggle, the newspaper reports.

It’s unclear at this point what triggered the standoff and police are investigating whether the man, who police said earlier had claimed to have a bomb, actually made a bomb threat, the Daily Herald is reporting.

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