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UPDATE: Police presence in Combined Locks over, neighborhood street reopen after hours-long closure

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Posted at 9:30 AM, Feb 10, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-11 01:05:35-05

UPDATE: The heavy police presence in Combined Locks is over, and Richard Street is reopen after being closed for part of Friday morning and much of the afternoon.

NBC 26 heard authorities telling someone inside a home many times over a megaphone that they were there for a search warrant, and ordered that individual to leave the residence.

Nancy Seidl lives in the neighborhood where the incident happened.

She says she spent a lot of time looking out her window, and had to reschedule her doctor's appointment.

She says she never thought she would see such a situation in her small town, but admits she was proven wrong.

"I've lived here for 60 years, and I have never, ever had anything like this happen around here," Seidl said. "You always like to have your little town in the news, but not this way. Not this way. So, I just hope that everything is resolved in a peaceful way."

Outagamie County Sheriff deputies, as well as SWAT teams from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office and Appleton Police were on scene.

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Police are asking the public to avoid the area of Richard Street in Combined Locks, due to a police presence.

NBC 26 reporter Tyler Job on the scene says Outagamie County Sheriff deputies, along with Winnebago County Sheriff and Appleton Police SWAT are on the scene. There’s also a drone in the air.

Our reporter witnessed authorities say they were there for a search warrant and are ordering someone to leave a residence.

Police say to avoid the area until notified otherwise.