Man Barricades Himself Inside Johnson City Apartment House
The man barricaded himself inside a three-family apartment house at 74 Endicott Avenue.
The incident apparently started around 2 p.m. Tuesday as a domestic dispute involving the man s girlfriend.
Police on the east side of an Endicott Avenue home during a standoff on May 25, 2021. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Neighbors said they believed the man had recently been released from prison. He was said to have been seen holding a knife, indicating he wanted to harm himself.
Johnson City police closed Endicott Avenue between Willow Street to east of Johnson Street.
The Metro SWAT team with members from several Broome County law enforcement agencies responded to the scene.
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One Injured in Building Fire on Main Street in Johnson City
A woman was transported to a hospital following a blaze in downtown Johnson City.
The fire in a second-floor apartment in a building at 205 Main Street was reported shortly before 5 p.m. Monday.
The property owner said it was a cooking-related fire. He said it happened in one of the six units in the two-story building. Three of the apartments were occupied.
A fire department supervisor said damage was confined to the stove and a wall.
A Union Volunteer Emergency Squad ambulance crew evaluated the woman for possible smoke inhalation before transporting her to a hospital.