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NORTH CONWAY, N.H. -- Local and state police responded to the area of Seavey and Cross Streets around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Both roadways were closed for much of the night into the early morning. They reopened around 8:00 a.m. Thursday.

Few details have been released -- officials only said they were at a "active scene." A command post wass reportedly set up near Mount Cranmore.

Neighbors tell News 9 they believe a man was holed up inside his home and police tried throughout the night to get him to surrender. Residents also said they heard loud bangs, similar to gunshots.

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NORTH CONWAY — Police say an armed robbery suspect has been arrested in Conway after a night-long standoff.
State police say their SWAT team was called to help Conway for an armed robbery suspect who was holed up in his home in North Conway.
They say 30-year-old Burton Provencher was arrested this morning.
Several streets around Provencher's home were blocked off during the night.

 

[Inspector]

CONWAY - An overnight standoff in North Conway ended this morning with the arrest of a man wanted for allegedly robbing two pedestrians earlier this month at gunpoint, according to police.

Provencher

Burton Provencher, 30, of 21 Cross St., is in custody.
At about 10 p.m. yesterday, police went to Provencher's apartment with a warrant for his arrest. According to police reports, he barricaded himself inside and refused to come out.
Police evacuated nearby homes, said Lt. Chris Perley, and as the situation went on, the New Hampshire State Police SWAT team was called in.
During the standoff, he said, "several rounds of chemical munitions" were fired and police entered the residence, taking Provencher into custody. He sustained minor injuries during the arrest.
He is scheduled to appear in the District Court of Northern Carroll County to face charges of armed robbery, being a felon with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest.
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