2 arrested after SWAT called to Pittsburgh home

PITTSBURGH — SWAT was called to a Pittsburgh home early Monday morning when a person refused to leave during a warrant arrest.

Police went the home in the 3500 block of Brighton Road in the city’s Brighton Heights neighborhood around 1:20 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.

The subject refused to leave, and SWAT was called in around 5 a.m., according to a report.

While there, officers identified a second person with an active warrant. There were several people inside the home at the time, according to the report, and the house was cleared out of precaution.

Two people were taken into custody for warrants. SWAT was cleared just before 7 a.m.

Mixed reaction from Pittsburgh residents on overnight snow removal efforts

©2022 Cox Media Group