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Roanoke Rapids Police take man into custody after standoff

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WTVD) -- Roanoke Rapids Police took a man into custody Tuesday night after an hours-long standoff.

Police said the man had barricaded himself in a home in the 200 block of Old Farm Road.
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The man reportedly was holding his mother hostage.

Police said no one was injured.
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Old Farm Road reopened late Tuesday evening.
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