SWAT arrest wanted man in Avalon after he threatened to burn house down, police say

A man is in custody after a SWAT response in Avalon.

Allegheny County Police Department officials say their SWAT team was called just after 5 p.m. Thursday to help the sheriff’s office with a wanted man barricaded in the 200 block of Harrison Avenue.

The man had reportedly made threats to a resident that he was going to burn the house down and get into a shooting with police…

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