Man arrested, child safe after barricade situation in Kensington

Philadelphia police say a man is in custody and a child is safe after a tense scene plays out in Kensington.

A SWAT team responded to a home on the 2400 block of Cedar Street just after midnight for reports of a barricade situation. 

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An unidentified man had barricaded himself inside of a home with a small child. 

Eventually, the man was arrested and no one was hurt.


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