Standoff With Armed Man on Bridge Connecting New Jersey, Pennsylvania Ends Peacefully
Thursday, March 27, 2008
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GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. — Authorities have taken a man into custody on the Walt Whitman Bridge, ending a three-hour standoff that closed the bridge connecting Philadelphia and New Jersey.
A woman and child inside the white SUV with the man, whom authorities said had a gun and a baseball bat, were unharmed.
The incident started earlier Thursday when authorities tried to stop the vehicle in New Jersey for a speeding violation.
The driver failed to stop, and continued onto the middle of the bridge, before stopping.
Traffic was halted on both directions of the bridge.
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