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UPDATE: Police presence ends, Green Bay woman arrested

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UPDATE:

The Green Bay Police Department says it arrested a 36-year-old Green Bay woman after welfare check caused a disturbance downtown.

Carbon monoxide detectors activated during the incident, causing a gas shutoff and evacuation of the building.

The woman was taken into custody around 8:30 p.m., more than three hours after police responded for a welfare check.

GBPD SWAT and Crisis Negotiation Team were on scene "to attempt to reach a peaceful surrender," according to a release from the department.

Pine Street has reopened after an initial closure.

ORIGINAL REPORTING:

A large police presence has closed a section of Pine Street, according to the Green Bay Police Department.

The department says it was called out for a welfare check of a female, just after 5 p.m., on the 600 block of Pine Street. Officers remain on scene, as of 7:30 p.m.

Pine Street is closed from S. Quincy Street to N. Monroe Avenue.

Green Bay Police is asking for drivers to find a different route.