A SWAT team and New Kensington police surrounded a home on Catalpa Street on Sunday, using a megaphone to order the people inside to come out with their hands raised. Officers eventually entered the building — without taking anyone into custody, crews on scene reported.
The Response on Catalpa Street
Police were called to a home near the intersection of Catalpa Street and Leishman Avenue after 9:30 a.m., a Westmoreland County 911 official told WPXI, describing it only as a “police incident” and offering no further details. TribLive reported officers were at 301 Catalpa St., where they could be heard over a loudspeaker repeatedly telling residents to exit the home with their hands in the air, WTAE reported. It was not immediately clear whether officers were calling for one person or for multiple people to come out.
Drone, Flash Bang, Then Officers Emerge
Video and reporting from the scene showed a drone overhead before the SWAT team moved in. Police entered the home shortly after 12:30 p.m. — WTAE reported a popping sound before officers exited — and WPXI's crew on scene said SWAT members emerged without a suspect in custody.
Detectives and Forensic Teams on Scene
Crime scene tape surrounded the home, and Westmoreland County detectives and forensic teams were on scene Sunday afternoon, WTAE reported. As of early afternoon, no arrests, injuries, or an official explanation for the deployment had been confirmed, and Westmoreland County dispatch had not said why police and SWAT were in the area.
Photo: A street scene in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Doug Kerr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0; no changes made. This photo does not show the incident scene.
