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Dartmouth Police Make Arrest After Standoff

According to CBS 12 in Providence, Police have placed a man into custody following a standoff in Dartmouth where the suspect had barricaded himself inside his home. Police were alerted to the area after receiving a call about several people fighting on Fenton Street at approximately 5:07 a.m Sunday morning when Officers then received information that Derrick Paine, 40, barricaded himself inside with a gun he allegedly brandished during the fight. After extended negotiations with police, Paine exited the home and was placed under arrest.

 

Along with an already existing outstanding warrant for prior motor vehicle offenses, Paine was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a firearm without a license. The incident remains under investigation.

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