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Neighborhood cleared by SWAT officials after ‘disturbance’ call

A Rockdale County neighborhood was blocked off by SWAT officials Thursday evening.

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A Rockdale County neighborhood was blocked off by SWAT officials Thursday evening.
By Ellen Eldridge
Jan 26, 2018

SWAT officials have allowed neighbors to return home after a man barricaded himself in his Rockdale County home.

The “disturbance” happened in the 400 block of Willow Court on Thursday evening, Rockdale County sheriff’s spokeswoman Yolande Moore said.

The man who had barricaded himself was treated for self-inflicted injuries.

No additional information was immediately available.

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