Crime

After standoff in Independence, police take barricaded person into custody

Police took a person into custody without incident on Wednesday following a standoff in Independence.

The Independence Police Department said officers had been working an incident involving a barricaded subject in the 4200 block of South Noland Road since about 3 p.m.

The person was wanted in relation to an ongoing investigation.

Around 6:30 p.m. that the person had been taken into custody without incident and officers were clearing the scene, the department posted on social media.

Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star
Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.
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