Crime

SWAT team, detectives serve warrant in West Sacramento neighborhood, police say

Detectives and SWAT teams with the West Sacramento Police Department are serving a search warrant at a residence Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in the 700 block of Beardsley Drive.
Detectives and SWAT teams with the West Sacramento Police Department are serving a search warrant at a residence Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in the 700 block of Beardsley Drive.

Detectives and SWAT teams with the West Sacramento Police Department served a search warrant at a residence Thursday morning, authorities warrant.

The department said in a tweet around 7:15 a.m. that there is “no danger to the public” despite a heavy law enforcement presence in the 700 block of Beardsley Drive.

Drivers were asked to avoid the location, but the area was clear by midday Wednesday, the department said in a social media update.

A photo posted by the Police Department showed a heavily armored SWAT vehicle and other patrol vehicles outside of a gated single-story residence on Beardsley Drive.

No other details were released.

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This story was originally published January 30, 2020 at 7:28 AM.

Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee
Michael McGough is a sports and local editor for The Sacramento Bee. He previously covered breaking news and COVID-19 for The Bee, which he joined in 2016. He is a Sacramento native and graduate of Sacramento State. 
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