UPDATE: After an hours-long stand-off with the Kaukauna Police Department, a man taken into custody without incident.
The Kaukauna Police Department reports that officers responded to the 400 block of Fox Shores Drive at approximately 10:30 a.m. for a follow-up to a possible domestic incident.
Upon arrival, authorities say the suspect refused to leave the residence and made threatening comments. After several hours of communication between officers, the suspect exited the residence and was taken into custody.
Kaukauna Police and Appleton SWAT left the area around 4:30 p.m.
Alex Van Wichen was riding his bike when heard the rush of the police sirens down the street.
"There’s tons of squad cars over at the station right now," Wichen said. "On my friends story there’s a big ol’ swat APC at the station earlier."
Wichen said that similar incidents in the area are started to occur more often. He even cited the a residential home been destroyed by a fire just days ago.
"There's been an increase of this type of stuff around here lately," Wichen said. "This has been ridiculous."
Carl Lagerman was heading to Ghost Town fitness, which is just steps away from the River Ridge apartments.
"When I first pulled up to the gym itself I saw there were about three four cars or squad cars pulled up give or take with the street like blocked off and then I was kind of like that's not normal," Lagerman said. "I saw people like getting turned around and everything.”
Upon leaving the gym, Lagerman said the scene had not changed.
"When I come two hours after and I was being told that they are checking people out basically. and some situation where they are telling people to stay away," Lagerman said. "I didn't think it was going to be here. I don't think anyone inside (the gym) knows."
Kaukauna Police said a detailed statement will be released soon.
ORIGINAL REPORTING:
The Kaukauna Police Department along with the Outagamie County Emergency Response Team are asking the community to avoid a portion of Kaukauna due to an active incident.
Authorities are gathered in the 400 block of Fox Shores Drive near downtown Kaukauna and are working to get the situation under control.
Further details about the incident have not been released.
