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Man with rifle arrested after standoff at Fourth and Hamilton in Allentown

Negotiators persuaded the man to give up peacefully Tuesday afternoon at the busy downtown intersection.

Published Jul 15, 2026, 12:43 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Allentown police arrested a man holding a rifle at the intersection of Fourth and Hamilton streets Tuesday afternoon after negotiators talked him into surrendering peacefully.