Lacey: We are hearing that the barricaded suspect incident on Beach Boulevard has come to a close. Police are opening the roadways, and some will begin to clear momentarily. Expect a police presence for some time more as the crime scene has to be processed and investigated.

While we do not have the complete details to the whole situation, we know it began when a naked man barricaded himself inside a residence around Beach Boulevard. The male was reported to be naked, possibly injured, and armed with a stick or similar weapon. Lacey PD, Ocean County Sheriff, NJSP Marine Police, and the Regional SWAT Team were deployed to end the situation peacefully. Hours later, we heard officers make entry to the residence over the radio with the suspect screaming and cursing in the background. The last we heard was a report of the suspect being tasered, and subsequently transported to CMC. It also appears no law enforcement were harmed during the action, and the suspect seemingly only suffered minor injuries related to the taser.

As always, we will post the details when they are released.

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