Crime & Safety

Ossining Cops End Sword-Laden Standoff

It took training, patience and teamwork, said Chief Sylvester.

A man armed with swords and a knife barricaded himself in the attic of his Park Avenue home Thursday afternoon.

Ossining police had been called to the scene by his wife, according to News 12. They were able to defuse the situation, and Chief Kevin Sylvester talked about it on Facebook:

It's not often I jump on here to personally comment, but today I had the privilege of seeing our Department at their...

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