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North Las Vegas police make arrest in barricade situation

North Las Vegas police arrested a person following a barricade situation that started Thursday afternoon.

Officers were called to a “domestic” incident about 3:30 p.m. on the 6500 block of Mammoth Canyon Place, near Centennial Parkway and Commerce Street, according to police spokesman Eric Leavitt.

A person got out of the house, but another person barricaded inside and refused to exit. SWAT officers were on the way, he said shortly before 5:30 p.m.

Police took the person into custody, Leavitt said shortly after 6 p.m.

Further information was not immediately available.

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