State Police: Standoff In Dover-foxcroft Ends

DOVER-FOXCROFT – A standoff between police and a barricaded subject in Dover-Foxcroft has ended, said Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety. “I can confirm that the Maine State Police Tactical Team and Crisis Negotiation Team were in Dover-Foxcroft assisting with a barricaded subject,” Moss said just before 8:30 p.m. Dover-Foxcroft Police is the primary agency that handled the standoff, though officers from the Maine State Police assisted, she said. A location for the standoff was not provided. A section of Route 15 was closed Friday due to the standoff. Just after 7 p.m., an officer was redirecting vehicles traveling south on state Route 15.