Police have not said what the incident involves, but said pedestrian and vehicle traffic is closed in the Penn Square area.
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The area surrounding Penn Square in Lancaster is shut down to all traffic Wednesday morning because of a “police incident,” city police said. “The area of Penn Square is closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic due to a police incident. Traffic is blocked at W. King and N. Prince St. as well as S. Queen St. and W. Vine St.,” city police wrote around 9:45 a.m.Anyone who is inside a building in the Penn Square area should stay inside, unless they are directed to evacuate, police said.
Additional details on the incident were not immediately available. Police said more information will be released. Want more stories like this? Pick the topics and places you want to read more about by signing up for
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