Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published May 20, 2024 12:41 P.M.

(Rochester, Pa) Beaver County Emergency Services were called to a residence on Pinney Street in Rochester Monday morning. An active SWAT standoff lasted hours before a man was taken into police custody.

Witnesses and neighbors told Beaver County Radio the incident started around 7am, when they say a man was allegedly holding a female hostage. We also heard reports that a child may have been inside the home at the time of the incident.

Beaver County Radio witnessed law enforcement bring a man out in handcuffs around 11:30am and place him in a Rochester police cruiser.

We are currently working on gathering more details.