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3 Detained In Grocery Store Standoff

Posted: Nov 14, 2012 7:51 AM

BELLVILLE - Investigators say an apparent burglary attempt at a closed Southeast Texas grocery store has led to a standoff and three suspects arrested.

The incident happened early Wednesday at a business in Bellville, about 60 miles northwest of Houston. Police responded to an after-hours alarm and discovered the men breaking into a pharmacy area.

Police say the nearly two-hour standoff ended around 4 a.m. Wednesday when the suspects surrendered. One of the suspects who allegedly ingested something from the pharmacy was transported to a hospital to be checked.

Bellville police did not immediately provide further details.

Bellville is a town of about 4,000.

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