Police: Tear gas helps to end stand-off with breaking and entering suspect Benjamin Hawthorne, 55, was charged. (Source: Salisbury Police) By David Whisenant | April 12, 2021 at 12:35 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 12:35 PM
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - A police stand-off in Salisbury ended on Sunday morning when officers deployed tear gas to apprehend a man suspected of breaking and entering.
A neighbor in the 200 block of South West Street called police between midnight and 1 a.m. to report the break-in was taking place. When police arrived they found a broken window on the side of the home. They also spotted the suspect pulling down a curtain.