Man in tent surrenders after hours-long SWAT standoff at park encampment, police say

A man on parole was arrested today at Veterans Park after a nearly five-hour SWAT standoff, police said.

Shortly before 7:15 a.m., officers at Veterans Park for a scheduled encampment cleanup encountered a man with a no-bail parole warrant, according to Long Beach police.

The man claimed to be armed and refused to exit his tent, police said…

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