Crime & Safety

Palos Verdes SWAT Standoff Ends With Armed Suspect In Custody

An armed barricaded suspect was taken into custody Tuesday after a standoff with SWAT.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA — An armed suspect who was barricaded at a location in the Palos Verdes Peninsula was taken into custody Tuesday after an hours-long standoff with SWAT.

The suspect was armed and barricaded inside a home near the Chadwick School about 12 p.m. No suspect information was immediately available.

Cartesian Circle, near Academy Drive, was still closed for an ongoing investigation, officials said.

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