MOOSIC - Part of Birney Avenue in Moosic remains shut down tonight as police respond to reports of a man barricaded in a motel room at the Moosic Motor Inn.
Police were called to the motel at 4124 Birney Ave. about 6:42 p.m. for reports of a man barricaded in a room. Officers shut down a portion of Birney Avenue about 9 p.m. and are rerouting traffic onto Hollenback Street, according to emergency dispatchers.
Lackawanna County First District Attorney Gene Talerico say authorities believe the man is the suspect from the Wells Fargo bank robbery earlier in the day in Scranton.
Mr. Talerico declined to comment about whether the man was armed or release his name.
Scranton Police Department Special Operations Group and the county's SWAT TEAM are on the scene and attempting to negotiate with the man, Mr. Talerico said.
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