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3 in custody after a Greene County home was surrounded by Pennsylvania State Police

RICES LANDING, Pa. — Three people are in Pennsylvania State Police custody after being involved in a lengthy standoff in Greene County in Rices Landing.

State police surrounded a home on Bayard Avenue after trying serve an arrest warrant.

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After some confrontation, police entered into a standoff with the person. After some time, police were able to place them in custody

Two other people are in custody for questioning, according to police sources.

State police wouldn’t say what the suspect was wanted for.

“I’ve never witnessed anything like it in this small town,” Jacob Broadwater said.

Broadwater lives across the street from the home police were focused on. He said a member of the SWAT team used his house to keep eyes on the other.

“We have a gentleman from the SWAT team come in and sit in our window,” he said.

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