Crime & Safety
Man Threatens Passerby With Knife In Conshohocken, Arrested After Standoff: Police
Authorities said the man threatened multiple people in broad daylight Tuesday before barricading himself in his apartment building.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — A man wielding a knife and threatening passerby on the streets of Conshohocken Tuesday was arrested following a stand-off, police said.
Police have not identified the suspect beyond saying that he was a man.
The incident occurred on March 17 at 3:24 p.m. on the 400 block of Spring Mill Avenue.
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Police said that he had threatened "multiple people" with the knife.
The man then entered the apartment building where he lives and refused to come out, according to authorities.
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He then began throwing items from a second floor doorway and out a window onto the ground below, officials said.
The ensuing standoff was brief. Police said they then used what they called "less-lethal" measures to subdue and arrest the man.
The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment. It's not clear what injuries he suffered.
Criminal charges are forthcoming.
No other injuries were reported.
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