ARLINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Arlington Police barricaded an area on Silk Street Friday morning when a man allegedly threatened police and waved a knife.
Police Spokesman John Guilfoil said a man screamed at police officers and waved a knife at Silk Street in Arlington.
The Arlington Police Department said they had barricaded the man in an initial tweet around 6 a.m.
Guilfoil said there were no injuries and that the suspect was taken into custody.
A SWAT team from the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council was also on the scene, according to Guilfoil.
https://twitter.com/ArlingtonMAPD/status/812265772785537025
NEMLEC is made up of officers from police departments in Middlesex and Essex Counties, and two County Sheriff’s Departments.
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