Crime & Safety
'Personal Crisis' Leads To Standoff With Romeoville Police: Cops
Police responded to a report of a man waving a gun at the Super 8 late Thursday night, and remained at the scene Friday morning.
ROMEOVILLE, IL — Romeoville Police were working with motel staff to safely relocate guests during a nearly 12-hour standoff after receiving reports of a man yelling threats and waving a gun out the window of the Super 8 Motel in the 1300 block of Marquette Drive.
Police said officers were called to the motel around 11 p.m. Thursday. Officers, along with Will County sheriff's deputies, were still at the scene Friday morning, police said around 10 a.m.
The village said police had made contact with the man multiple times, but "believe this man is having a personal crisis and is refusing to come out of the room to meet with first responders."
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Police were working with motel staff to make sure guests and people in the immediate area were safe.
"We will continue with attempts to communicate with the individual and wait for a peaceful resolution," police said in a statement posted to Facebook.
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