Details Revealed After SWAT Standoff On Point Pleasant Beach Street

Details were revealed after a SWAT standoff closed a Point Pleasant Beach street on Monday, and the hours-long incident ended as an unidentified man was taken into custody.

At 10:38 a.m., police responded to the 600 block of Atlantic Avenue to check on the welfare of the unidentified man. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the person who said he was armed with a weapon and did not want to speak with officers, police said.

Officers immediately backed out of the residence and secured the scene. Several neighboring towns were requested to respond as well as members of the Ocean County Regional SWAT team, police said.

Phone contact was made with the man who, after a few hours, voluntarily surrendered to members of the SWAT team. He was taken into custody without further incident and subsequently transported to the hospital for a medical evaluation.

Neighboring homes were evacuated as a precaution, and members of the Point Pleasant Emergency Squad were put on standby.

All officers cleared the scene at 3 p.m. The matter is still an active investigation, and criminal charges are pending, police said.

Police declined to reveal the man's name, saying the matter is "under active investigation."

Police were telling people to "stay out of the area" after confirming the heavy police presence in Point Pleasant Beach outside the house on Atlantic Avenue, west of Route 35, between noon and 2 p.m.

"Tell people to stay out of the area," police told Patch.

We'll have more on this when information is available. Other news sources were also reporting the incident:

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