Police incident blocks traffic into Westmoreland County community

SEWARD, Pa. — A police incident Thursday in Seward prevented people from getting into the town, Channel 11's Melanie Marsalko reported.

Police said a task force was serving a warrant on a suspect who lives in Seward. The suspect was taken into custody.

UPDATE —> Seward suspect is in custody — no one was hurt... state police were trying to serve a warrant on him, working on getting more details from @PSPTroopAPIO #WPXI pic.twitter.com/sjH4zVgUGN
— Melanie Marsalko (@WPXIMelanie) October 4, 2018

People were not being allowed into Seward, with police blocking traffic at the intersection of Route 56 and Power Plant Road. People were, however, allowed to leave town.

“They have police cruisers and unmarked vehicles on every street, every corner,” witness Trista Kinsey Boring said.

ACTIVE SITUATION: There’s an active police presence right now in Seward... I’m being told 56&711 is shut down & neighbors can see a lot of cruisers circling thru town. We’re working to find out exactly what police are dealing with...
These are pics sent to me by viewers. #WPXI pic.twitter.com/QUiDkvwCg1
— Melanie Marsalko (@WPXIMelanie) October 4, 2018