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Suspect Barricaded Inside Upper Manhattan Apartment, Police Say

By DNAinfo Staff on May 31, 2011 6:00pm

Police investigated a suspect barricaded inside an apartment at 525 W. 156th St. Tuesday afternoon.
Police investigated a suspect barricaded inside an apartment at 525 W. 156th St. Tuesday afternoon.
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By Dave Goldiner

DNAinfo News Editor

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Police surrounded a home on West 156th Street where a suspect was believed to be barricaded inside on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Cops were called to the building at 525 W. 156th Street around 4 p.m.

A police spokesman said they were investigating a "barricaded" suspect at the scene. They would not say whether there were any hostages being held inside.

A Harlem man fell to his death while trying to break into his own mom's place.
A Harlem man fell to his death while trying to break into his own mom's place.
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