Police: Man barricades himself in Elgin home after making threats

Nobody was injured Wednesday during a nearly five-hour police standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside his Elgin home after making threats, officials said.

Police received a call about 5:15 p.m. from a man who said his friend, who lives on the 600 block of Arrowhead Drive, had made threats, but the call was lost when police asked about the nature of the threats, Elgin Police Cmdr. Al Young said.

After negotiating with police, the man surrendered himself to the Elgin officers outside his home at 9:56 p.m. He was unarmed.

“He came out the front door and we gave him specific instructions, and he followed,” Young said.

The man is not facing any charges; he was taken to a hospital for an evaluation.

The Elgin Police Department was the only agency on the scene. Police asked the public to avoid the area while officers tried to talk the man out of the house. Traffic was stopped at Columbia Avenue and Arrowhead Drive, and one block south of Columbia on Arrowhead, while police investigated.

No further details were immediately available.