Man arrested after hours-long barricade situation at north Phoenix home

PHOENIX - A man has been booked into jail on suspicion of burglary after a barricade situation in north Phoenix, according to police.

They said officers responded to a call of a residential burglary at a home near Sonoran Desert and North Valley parkways around 9 a.m. on May 30.

Police said a man forced entry into the house and the residents weren’t home at the time.

Officers negotiated with the suspect for several hours and he was taken into custody by 2 p.m.

The name and age of the suspect weren’t immediately released by police.

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