Early this morning, we noticed residents reporting about helicopters with search lights and a heavy police presence along East Drive / Stafford Park area on the Miami Springs Community Group on Facebook. We posted onto social media of a report of a suspect at large. Early reports had indicated officers had requested backup in the area of 311 East Drive to setup a perimeter for a suspect at large just shortly after midnight this morning.
Since then, we’ve learned that Opa-Locka Police were searching for a man that was wanted on arson charges. Apparently, the suspect barricaded himself at a home on East Drive.
According to local media outlets, Miami-Dade SWAT joined Opa-Locka and Miami Springs Police at the East Drive home.
You can see in the video above, that the garage door of the home was apparently torn down giving police access to the home where the suspect had been barricaded.
After several hours, Police were able to secure the suspect and place him into custody.
While the arrest occurred in Miami Springs, Opa-Locka Police is the lead investigative unit as the suspect was wanted for crimes that had allegedly occurred in Opa-Locka.
LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE:
DEVELOPING: Police and SWAT team members were spotted Wednesday morning outside a home in Miami Springs. https://t.co/BXJnjW2SpB
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) September 21, 2022
A SWAT standoff in Miami Springs ended with a man being taken into custody. https://t.co/HnDbjUxGIB
— CBS4 Miami (@CBSMiami) September 21, 2022
Gran despliegue policial con unidades de SWAT en área de Miami Springs
Oficiales de la policía acudieron al área de la cuadra 300 de East Drive con Royal Ponciana Boulevard, en Miami Springs, poco después de la medianoche.https://t.co/QNjxjp52eW pic.twitter.com/sUUYorse5K
— Actualidad 1040AM (@ActualidadRadio) September 21, 2022
RIGHT NOW | Man repairing garage door at Miami Springs home where officers with armored vehicles shouted commands for someone to come out @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/w7ll33tKYr
— Julia Bagg (@JuliaNBC6) September 21, 2022
UPDATE | Source: officers faced off with a wanted person who barricaded himself at a home in Miami Springs @nbc6 pic.twitter.com/zIbY1PUAxn
— Julia Bagg (@JuliaNBC6) September 21, 2022
#NewsAlert– Police have closed off an area in Miami Springs after a person has barricaded themselves inside of a home. https://t.co/3295hnfSNF
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) September 21, 2022
