A report of an armed robbery inside a Wellesley, Massachusetts, apartment set off a large police response that included a SWAT team on Sunday.
Wellesley Police Chief Jack Pilecki said it started around 3:15 p.m. when they received a call from the alleged victim around 3 p.m. That victim told police he had been staying with a group of people he had met the night before in Boston, and when he went to leave, his prescription medication was missing from his suitcase. He told police that when he confronted those people about his meds, one of them pulled a gun on him, told him he wouldn't be getting it back, and ordered him to leave.
Wellesley police responded immediately and tried to make contact with three people inside the home by phone, but did not get an answer. Officers began evacuating neighboring buildings as a precaution and called in the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council SWAT team.
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As the SWAT team arrived, police say a man came out of the apartment, claiming that he was taking out the trash and did not know what was going on. He was taken into custody.
The woman who rents the apartment came out soon after and was also taken into custody, Pilecki said.
The final suspect, who Pilecki said they believe may have pulled the gun, was eventually convinced to leave the apartment without incident.
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No one was hurt during the call and the scene is safe. Neighbors are now being allowed back into the apartments.
One suspect was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. A second was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant. The third was released. None of them have been publicly identified.
The investigation is ongoing.
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