Crime & Safety

Prosecutor: Barricaded Man Threatened to Harm Himself

About 20 Morris Plains residents returned to their homes Monday morning at 4 a.m., after Burch Drive neighborhood evacuated Sunday night.

About 20 Morris Plains residents were evacuated from their homes Sunday night after a man barricaded himself and threatened to harm himself inside his Burch Drive residence, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

The man, whose identity was not released, was taken to an area hospital for treatment, according to Capt. Jeffrey Paul, a spokesman for Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi. No charges were filed as of Monday morning, he said.

UPDATE: Neighbors react to evacuation, one woman told to crawl through the grass while incident was ongoing next door.

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The evacuated residents were moved to as a precaution and were never in danger, the prosecutor's office said. The residents returned to their homes Monday at about 4 a.m., the prosecutor's office said.

The Morris Plains Police Department along with the Morris County Sheriff's Office Emergency Response Team (SERT), Morris County Prosecutor's Office Tactical Team, Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), Major Crimes Unit, Morris County Park Police, Morris Township Police Department and the Morris County Office of Emergency Management responded to a Burch Drive residence Sunday night at about 8:30 p.m.

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