A man has been taken into custody after prompting a multi-hour SWAT situation outside his home when he decided to barricade himself after police tried to serve a warrant.

Miami Police detectives said they established a perimeter in the area of Northwest 35 Avenue and Third Street for a burglary suspect just before 3 p.m., Wednesday.

According to police, officers were serving a warrant related to a previous burglary incident to a subject who lives in a home in the area. The subject barricaded himself once he noticed a heavy law enforcement presence in the area.

7News cameras captured heavy police activity in the neighborhood with a street blocked. Some neighbors were seen being escorted by officers to their homes.

For several hours, the police presence grew. Some detectives were seen wi

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