SWAT Team Called To Pittsburgh’s North Side

PITTSBURGH (WPXI) – A man wanted on charges out of Florida was arrested and taken to the Allegheny County Jail following a standoff with the SWAT team overnight. Police said during regular patrols on the North Side in the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, officers spotted a stolen vehicle outside a home on Lecky Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. When police went up to home to ask about the car, the suspect started threatening officers, forced the homeowner out and barricaded himself inside.The man, in his early 60s, was wanted on a felony warrant out of Florida, police discovered.  After more than two hours, SWAT officers shot flash bang grenades and gas canisters into the home. The man surrendered just before 1:30 a.m. Police said the man will be extradited to Florida.