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Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published August 19, 2022 10:36 A.M.
(Ambridge, PA) Ambridge Police were contacted at 3:06 p.m. Thursday by the Beaver County Detectives to assist them at a residence on Melrose Avenue with trying to locate a wanted subject. Once in the area Police Chief John Deluca reported officers surrounded the residence and observed Austin Reefer, 28, trying to flee through the back door of the residence. Reefer observed officers and returned inside, refusing to come out. The county’s ESU to handle the barricaded subject . After a brief standoff Reefer was taken into custody without incident. Chief Deluca reported an ESU officer received a lacerated arm and was taken to the hospital. Chief Deluca thanked all agencies that responded to the incident for a job well done.