Philadelphia: Man Holding Woman and Baby Hostage On Walt Whitman Bridge

[kittycat1164]

Source: Digital Journal

The Walt Whitman Bridge has been closed while a man with a gun is threatening to harm an infant. Police are at the scene trying to reason with the man. The man is in a white Cadillac Escalade.

UPDATE
At this time the man remains inside his vehicle with the police a short distance away. Further reports say that a woman is also in the SUV. It is on the New Jersey side of the bridge. The driver has both a gun and a baseball bat.

The police had tried to stop the man for a traffic violation. The man has threatened to jump off the bridge with the baby.

There is a large line of traffic being held back while the situation is being taken care of.

Traffic in both directions has been blocked.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/252290/Breaking_News_Man_Holding_Woman_and_Baby_Hostage_On_Walt_Whitman_Bridge

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I've not heard ANYthing else on this...any locals there to tell us more? Please excuse if it's a dup.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. a bit more...

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6150348&version=7&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
State police say the driver got out of the car and smashed the windows. A woman was reported to be in the car with the male during the initial chase but now is no longer in the vehicle.

There are reports he has a baby with him and he's believed to be armed.


:(

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. If the baby is armed he'll take care if himself..................

[kittycat1164]

3. Wow, that's pretty funny....NOT n/t

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. Good one!*

*disclaimer - I am a gun-totin' liberal.

:rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

5. UPDATE: The man is now under arrest + - 8 PM Eastern Time.

Standoff On Walt Whitman Bridge Ends In Arrest

Last Edited: Thursday, 27 Mar 2008, 8:28 PM EDT
Created: Thursday, 27 Mar 2008, 4:43 PM EDT

Authorities have taken a man into custody on the Walt Whitman Bridge, ending a three-hour standoff Thursday afternoon that closed the bridge connecting Philadelphia and New Jersey. SideBar

Walt Whitman Bridge Standoff

Authorities took a man into custody on the Walt Whitman Bridge Thursday evening, ending a three-hour standoff that closed the bridge connecting Philadelphia and New Jersey at the height of the evening rush hour.
A woman and small child inside the white SUV with the man, whom
authorities said had a gun and a baseball bat, were unharmed. A toy gun and the bat were recovered from the SUV, said State Police Sgt. Steven Jones.
SKYFOX footage of the standoff showed a white Cadillac Escalade with its rear hazard lights flashing at a standstill in the middle of the Walt Whitman Bridge.

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