Crime & Safety

Authorities Shut Down Morris Plains Neighborhood

Area of Mountain Way leading to Burch Drive was blocked Sunday night.

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Authorities shut down a Morris Plains neighborhood Sunday night. Mountain Way was closed in both directions leading to Burch Drive.

UPDATE: Barricaded man threatened to harm himself inside Burch Drive residence, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

Officers blocking the roadway declined to comment Sunday night about the police activity.

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A dispatcher could not provide any details about the ongoing situation in a neighborhood near Route 202 and West Hanover Avenue.

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