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Police Arrest Suspect After 3-Hour Standoff In West Hills

WEST HILLS (CBS) — Los Angeles police arrested a suspect, possibly armed and on drugs, after he was holed up in a pickup truck for hours in the West Hills area.

Authorities pinned a SWAT vehicle against the truck. The suspect later crawled out of the passenger window and was taken into custody.

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Police said the incident apparently evolved from an argument the man was having with a girlfriend at a home in suburban Canoga Park.

Two nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution in the 7700 block of Sedan Avenue.

According to reports from the scene, firefighters went to a residence to treat the man for a possible drug overdose, and they called police when he sped away in a pickup truck.

The incident remained under investigation.

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