(KTTS News) — The suspect in an attempted pharmacy robbery in Bolivar has been taken into custody.
The Highway Patrol says a trooper stopped the man’s pickup on Highway 13 near 310th road, but he would not get out of the vehicle.
He was arrested before 11 a.m.
UPDATE:
Law enforcement have cleared the scene and the roadway is now open. https://t.co/NYgfp1ivrW— MSHP Troop D (@MSHPTrooperD) July 12, 2022
Original Story
Authorities are trying to get a man inside a vehicle to surrender at Highway 13 and 310th road north of Humansville.
Witnesses tell KTTS News officers with guns drawn have surrounded a white pickup.
The man inside may be armed.
He’s a suspect in an attempted pharmacy robbery in Bolivar.
An armored vehicle has been called to the area and aircraft are flying overhead.
Authorities have shut down traffic at Highway 13 and Highway 123 and also at Highway 13 and Highway 54.
13 highway north of Humansville is closed. Please avoid the area and find an alternate route.
— MSHP Troop D (@MSHPTrooperD) July 12, 2022