Published on February 12, 2024
Date: February 12, 2024 Incident Type: SWAT Location: Zone 1 Summary:
Just before 11:15 p.m., Pittsburgh Police from Zone 1 were dispatched to the 1000 block of Stanford Road in Brighton Heights for a male caller asking to have officers check his home for a warrant suspect.
The male caller had earlier been involved in an altercation with his adult male roommate. The roommate was wanted on a felony warrant.
When officers arrived at the residence, the male actor barricaded himself in the residence. SWAT operators were called out and attempted to make contact with the male through multiple hails.
The actor was not compliant. A K9 officer was sent in and the suspect was shortly thereafter apprehended.
He was taken into custody at 2:43 a.m. and transported to an area hospital for medical clearance.
Reporting PIO: Emily Bourne
2024-02-12 PIO@pittsburghpa.gov