By CHRIS GAIGE

Staff Writer

TUPPER LAKE — A multi-hour standoff ended on Saturday in Tupper Lake’s Junction area. The standoff was met with a heavy law enforcement presence, including armored vehicles and members of the Franklin, Essex and Clinton counties sheriff’s departments, according to several images that were posted of the incident on social media.

State Police were in charge of the response, and received assistance from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and Tupper Lake Police Department. The Enterprise’s attempts to reach State Police Saturday night and Sunday were unsuccessful. While Tupper Lake Police Chief Eric Proulx could not comment on the incident, since it was under State Police’s control, he said there was no longer an existing threat to the community.

Village Mayor Mary Fontana said that she had been informed that the alleged suspects were apprehended, and did not believe anyone had been injured or killed during the incident.