Police Activity East Main St.

On Wednesday, 4/19/17, Norton Police responded to 274 East Main Street for a report of a possible hostage situation.  At approximately 3am, a female caller stated to police that she was being held in her apartment, along with three children, by a man who was known to her and who had a firearm.  Police were initially unable to enter the apartment due to the door being barricaded.

Negotiators from the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (Metro-LEC) were able to stay in contact with the caller.  After a period of exchanges between the negotiators and the caller, entry was gained into the apartment.  The occupants of the apartment, two adult males and two adult females, were questioned and released.

Police believe the incident was a hoax, or swatting call, and that the caller was not in the apartment. The incident is still under investigation.  Assisting Norton Police were members of Metro-LEC, the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (SEMLEC), the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad, Easton Police, Mansfield Police, and the Norton Fire Department.  During the incident, several residents of the apartment building were evacuated.  No one was injured in the incident.