A man wanted in an armed robbery over the weekend was arrested after an hourslong standoff at a home in Dorchester on Tuesday morning, Boston police said.
Officers arrived at the home on Seaver Street near Erie Street about 10:30 p.m. Monday to speak with Andrew Singleton, 38, about the armed robbery Saturday afternoon nearby on Galway Street, police said. Singleton had been identified as a suspect in the robbery, in which money was stolen and a firearm was displayed, through surveillance footage of a car.
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When the officers knocked on the door Monday night, no one answered, but they heard movement inside. Police said the officers learned that the suspect was barricaded inside and had a gun.
Negotiators and a SWAT team were called to the scene, and the SWAT team forced their way inside after negotiations. Singleton was arrested on a charge of armed robbery, police said.
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He's due to face the charge in Dorchester District Court. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney who could speak to the charge.
