Man holding girlfriend hostage in GR

Police have surrounded a house as they try to get a man -- who is holding his on-again-off-again girlfriend against her will -- to surrender.

It began around 5:30 a.m. Friday at a residence in the 700 block of Garfield Avenue NW in Grand Rapids.

The man has a knife, police said.

Authorities are starting to close streets in the area.

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