8/27: The wrap, details on the incident and the arrest.
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The Swat team has arrived in the neighborhood where a suspect has barricaded himself in a home, around First and Walker streets in San Pedro.
Sgt. Danny Contreras of the LAPD Harbor Division told me a few minutes ago that police have not been able to establish contact with the suspect. Once the Swat team arrives, they are in charge of how to proceed from there.
Helicopters have been circling the area for hours now.
Not a lot of information about how this all started (police think it may -- or may not -- have been connected to a reported burglary on South Patton Avenue at around 4:30 p.m. today).
Homes in the immediate vicinity have been evacuated.
"It may or may not have been related" to the burglary report, Contreras said, adding that report originated from the 1800 block of South Patton Avenue.
Police do not know if the suspect is armed. Contreras said it is also not known if the suspect is barricaded in his own residence or if he is alone.
Contreras said this may not be over with until early Friday morning.
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