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Man In Custody After Hourslong Standoff In Blaine

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Blaine police say a man was arrested Monday night after a five-hour-long standoff at a mobile home park.

Officers reported to a domestic assault call just after 3 p.m. at the Restwood Terrace Mobile Home park on the 9100 block of Tippecanoe Street Northeast. A woman reportedly fled the residence at some point with a child, telling police the man threatened her with a knife. A second child was left inside with him.

Police say the man didn't have a phone inside the mobile home, and they were unable to communicate with him for hours. They were also advised that he may be armed with a gun.

Blaine Standoff
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Nearby residents were evacuated, and several other agencies were called to the scene to help, including the Anoka County SWAT team, which used a PA system to try and speak to him. He isn't a fluent English speaker, so a St. Paul police officer who spoke his language was also called in to assist.

The man finally surrendered, with child in tow, at about 8 p.m. It is still not clear if he was in possession of a gun. He is expected to be charged with second-degree domestic assault and felony strangulation.

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