MALDEN, Mass. — The Malden Police Department has announced the arrest of an individual after a heavy police presence in town.
Earlier today, Malden police alerted the public to increased police presence and helicopter activity in the area of Mountain Avenue.
According to the Department’s Facebook, the heavy activity is due to an individual who stole a vehicle from a nearby community, who then failed to comply with a traffic stop and fled from the vehicle on foot.
Police set up a perimeter around the area as officers continue their search for the suspect.
The individual, identified as a juvenile, was eventually safely taken into custody.
Out of safety concerns, a nearby Early Learning Center has been put into a shelter-in-place protocol, but police are on location to ensure the safety of the occupants of the building and to conduct an orderly dismissal process.
Police say that no weapons were involved and no one is in harm’s way.
No further details will be released at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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