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SWAT takes man into custody after 10-hour barricade inside apartment complex east of Las Vegas Strip

Barricade scene in the area of the 3800 block of Royal Crest Street, which is near Twain Avenue and Palos Verdes Street.
Barricade scene in the area of the 3800 block of Royal Crest Street, which is near Twain Avenue and Palos Verdes Street.
Barricade scene in the area of the 3800 block of Royal Crest Street, which is near Twain Avenue and Palos Verdes Street.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After spending most of the day barricaded in an apartment east of the Las Vegas Strip, Metro Police say SWAT took a man into custody just after 9 p.m. on Tuesday night, December 19.

According to police, at 11:12 a.m., detectives were conducting an "investigative follow-up" while looking for a wanted suspect in the 3800 block of Royal Crest Street, which is near Twain Avenue and Palos Verdes Street.

Police said they found the suspect inside a nearby apartment where he had barricaded himself.

LVMPD Swat and Crisis Negotiators responded to the scene and asked the public to avoid the area.