POLICE sealed off an area of Darlington while they dealt with a domestic incident.
Armed officers were called to the scene of the incident on Corporation Road, off North Road.
It is understood a 20-year-old man from the Northumberland-area locked himself inside a house and threatened to harm himself with a Stanley knife.
Police were called to the scene at 8.30am this morning and brought the stand-off to an end at 11.35am.
The man is believed to have been in the area for four days.
Inspector Graham Milne of Darlington Police said: "There was a concern for his safety. We believed he may harm himself."
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