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Highway blocked due to police situation

A police situation shut down Route 219 near Brandy Camp for about an hour tonight.

Police were initially called out to a home in the 8100 block of Route 219 around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

They had firefighters block part of the road near Routes 948 to 153 around 8 p.m., and cleared around 9 p.m.

Police say relatives were worried about the man’s mental health, and they had a hard time locating him. They say he’s not a threat and was not arrested.