Man, 40, arrested after SWAT team called in Belmont Gardens

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A man was placed into police custody after a SWAT team was called late Tuesday in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

At 11:38 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person with a gun in the 4500 block of West George Street, according to Chicago police. The 40-year-old, who was also wearing body armor, was arrested without incident.

No one was injured, and Area North detectives were investigating the incident.


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