Route 7 Standoff
PLYMOUTH — A section of route 7 was closed off this morning for a stand-off.
Officials say that police began a chase in Belfast that went through waldo county.
The chase ended in Plymouth after a waldo county deputy was able to successfully spike the offender’s vehicle.
Locals say that the standoff began around three A.M. And ended around nine twenty.
“We negotiated for about four hours trying to get the individual out of the vehicle. We activated our drone team and the special response team and eventually, we were able to deploy the team and get him out of the vehicle” says john Knappe, the Chief Deputy of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department.
The driver was taken into custody by the Belfast police department.
At this time the identity of the driver has not been released.
The road has reopened and police say there is no danger to the public.
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