Life in the 1700 block of Main Street, Northampton, returned to normal for families on Monday.

The Gin Mill & Grille reopened following an eight-hour-standoff Sunday when Tim Snyder held police at bay, barricading himself inside a basement room. Snyder threatening to blow up the hotel and restaurant with explosives he said had on his person.

He demanded, but was not granted, $200 and a pizza.

Police attempted to convince Snyder to surrender to the large number of borough police and state police on the scene. They said Snyder would not be harmed; all he had to do was open his door and enter a joining hallway.

However, hours of negotiations with Snyder, age 43 or 44, failed to bring about a surrender..

Two loud explosions, heard a couple blocks from the scene, pierced the night sky. The first was heard minutes after 7 p.m. and the latter, before 8 p.m., flash-bang grenades, discharged by police.

It wasn't until approximately 8:45 p.m. that a Pennsylvania state trooper SWAT team deployed a specialized vehicle, resembling a fortified tank, and a ramming rod, to unjam the window and room in which Snyder was holed up.

Local and state police searched Synder, his room and the building and uncovered no explosives. Snyder was later handcuffed and transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg for evaluation.

Northampton Police Chief Ron Morey said Snyder has been charged with terroristic threats and reckless endangerment.

"We had seven police officers there after receiving the call around 2:30 p.m," Morey said.

State police also had a large presence at the site. The incident was touched off when Snyder said someone stole his pocket knife. He reportedly had been staying at the Gin Mill for about a month.

"No one was hurt," Morey said. "There were no injuries to police, Snyder, or anyone else."

Residents on the block from the scene had to be evacuated. One woman said state police would not allow her in a residence a half-block from the Gin Mill where her elderly farther-in-law lived; however he was said to be in fine condition after the residents were able to return to their homes.

Morey said he believes there are approximately 12 one-room apartments in the basement of the hotel and restaurant, formerly the Garfield Hotel and decades before, the Garfield Republican Club.

Morey said the premises was secured at 12:30 a..m. Monday morning when his officers and he returned to the station. Rescue squads, the borough fire department and fire police had also been at the scene. Train traffic was not disrupted, but vehicles were detoured to other streets since several blocks on Main Street were closed off.