Monday morning, March 8, Livermore Falls Police responded to a complaint of an armed intruder on Knapp Street in Livermore Falls. The man barricaded himself within the residence. Maine State Police Tactical Team and Crisis Negotiation Team were called in to negotiate.
Keep checking here for updates.
WATCH: Police are giving an update following a hostage and standoff situation in Livermore Falls. >https://t.co/aSQvHcOEcG pic.twitter.com/3litwHkIe3
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 9, 2021
— Amanda Hill (@amanduhill) March 9, 2021
Authorities still on scene in Livermore Falls, including bomb squad. https://t.co/N2MyDIGMwi
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 9, 2021
#UPDATE: All hostages freed after standoff in Livermore Falls: https://t.co/kJeqvGRQVX pic.twitter.com/ZQU78fVuEm
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 9, 2021
#UPDATE: A hostage situation is still underway in Livermore Falls, where a reportedly armed man is keeping a hostage zip-tied: https://t.co/33IjDAK1A6
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 9, 2021
#UPDATE: A hostage situation is still underway in Livermore Falls, where a reportedly armed man is keeping a hostage zip-tied: https://t.co/33IjDAK1A6
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 9, 2021
A hostage crisis still underway at this hour in Livermore Falls. We are live at the scene tonight with how the police chief says 3 of the 4 people who live here managed to escape, leaving only one hostage and the armed gunman who has barricaded himself inside. @WGME @FOX23Maine pic.twitter.com/RtYLUSVf0v
— Brad Rogers WGME (@BradWGME) March 8, 2021
BREAKING: Confirmed from the Chief of the Livermore Falls Police Department: “hostages are involved.” Unable to provide details beyond that. @WMTWTV pic.twitter.com/YSuDzMO9Ww
— Terry Stackhouse (@TStackhouseWMTW) March 8, 2021
Massive police presence remains in Livermore Falls as standoff continues with man barricaded in a home after an armed home invasion this morning @WMTWTV pic.twitter.com/AmZiuoOgzp
— Terry Stackhouse (@TStackhouseWMTW) March 8, 2021
Authorities now say an armed suspect has barricaded himself within the home of a hostage crisis at 48 Knapp Street in Livermore Falls. A Maine State Police TAC team was called in to negotiate. Police evacuated several homes and businesses, and local schools. @WGME @FOX23Maine pic.twitter.com/tzNuAYwRMM
— Brad Rogers WGME (@BradWGME) March 8, 2021
UPDATE: Androscoggin County Sheriff's Dept. Lt. Joseph Sage said as of 2:14 p.m., state, county, local, and federal agencies remain at the scene of the Livermore Falls residence where the armed suspect is barricaded within the residence. https://t.co/ZlaPQ7cI9P
— NEWS CENTER Maine (@newscentermaine) March 8, 2021
An armored car has pulled up in front of the house and a tactical officer handed what appears to be a pizza to another officer. We’re unsure if this was requested from the house or if he was just sharing w/ fellow officers. ??♂️ @WGME @FOX23Maine pic.twitter.com/oVLTuEEuUZ
— WGME Photojournalist ?? (@MENewsPhotog) March 8, 2021
We just observed a tactical officer drop off a pizza near a house on Knapp Street. We’re unsure if this is the actual house containing the hostages, or if the food is even for them. @WGME @FOX23Maine pic.twitter.com/BEOxCaSRHC
— WGME Photojournalist ?? (@MENewsPhotog) March 8, 2021
All students in the Spruce Mountain school district were released from school early due to the crisis. The superintendent put a statement saying, “All students are being dismissed from school immediately in relationship to a crisis situation in Livermore Falls.”@WGME @FOX23Maine pic.twitter.com/EMlCIoSiH8
— Brad Rogers WGME (@BradWGME) March 8, 2021
"House in Livermore Falls broken into, hostages taken," @PressHerald https://t.co/b7ig3RIHc9
— Rob Gould (@bobbbyg) March 8, 2021
There are upwards of 30 police cars on scene here in Livermore Falls, including local, state, and even New Hampshire law enforcement. We’ve been told one hostage has escaped. @WGME @FOX23Maine pic.twitter.com/rH5jWbB2Fp
— WGME Photojournalist ?? (@MENewsPhotog) March 8, 2021
"At this time the risk is contained within the residence and no immediate threat to the public at large exists… residents are asked to avoid the Knapp Street and surrounding area so law enforcement can resolve this matter." https://t.co/SzSeTWFUEp
— Amanda Hill (@amanduhill) March 8, 2021
NEW: Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a report of a "forced entry" with possible hostages in Livermore Falls, Maine, on Monday morning. https://t.co/qFblJdPtAC
— NECN (@NECN) March 8, 2021
Knapp street in Livermore Falls is filed with police cars after a report of forced entry into a home. There are multiple agencies including troopers from New Hampshire pic.twitter.com/bX21YOTgKS
— Suz Laidman (@SuzanneLaidman) March 8, 2021