Alton Police Officers End Broadway Standoff With A Man Peacefully Without Violence

Alton Police Officers End Broadway Standoff With A Man Peacefully Without Violence

ALTON — A man possibly armed with a weapon surrendered peacefully to Alton police Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2026, after officers responded to the area behind My Just Desserts at 31 East Broadway in Alton.Several police officers responded to the call about the man on Broadway as onlookers gathered in the busy area during the incident.Alton Police were armed with weapons, but also seen with a bean-bag gun, a non-lethal weapon that shoots a projec…