Pa. police officer suspected of staging theft kills self

CARROLL, Pa. - Authorities say a Pennsylvania police officer killed himself after a standoff that began when officers came to arrest him.

Monday's standoff began in Carroll, about 25 miles south of Pittsburgh, when police arrived at Susquehanna Police Sgt. Ronald Reinhart Jr.'s home to arrest him.

CBS Harrisburg affiliate WHP reports police say Reinhart was suspected of stealing jewelry from a home in Upper Allen Township on July 25 and then hiding the jewelry at a home in Lower Paxton Township in an attempt to frame another person for the crime.

According to the station, Reinhart kept police at bay for hours during the standoff. The York County Coroner says the police sergeant ultimately shot himself, ending the tense situation.

Reinhart joined the police force in 1998.

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