Crisis Negotiators Help End Standoff

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Portland Police were called to a house near McCoy Park on Fiske Avenue Tuesday night when a man who was believed to be armed held a woman and child inside of a house. 

The incident started around 10:30 p.m.

The Special Emergency Reaction Team and the Crisis Negotiating Team were called and negotiators were able to get the woman and child out of the house. The man surrendered around 1:30 a.m. without incident.

The woman was treated on the scene for injuries she suffered during an assault.

The man was taken into custody.


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