Springfield SWAT team deployed outside southside house

The Springfield Police Division SWAT team was called out to a house at the intersection of West Southern Avenue and Southgate Avenue Wednesday morning, March 8, 2023. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

The Springfield Police Division SWAT team was called out to a house at the intersection of West Southern Avenue and Southgate Avenue Wednesday morning, March 8, 2023. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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By Sydney Dawes
March 8, 2023
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A police presence, including a SWAT team, responded Wednesday morning to a house in Springfield on the south side of the city.

The house, located at the intersection of Southgate Avenue and West Southern Avenue, was surrounded by two SWAT vehicles and other patrol cars before 9 a.m.

A battering ram was spotted at the scene.

SWAT cleared the scene before 9:25 a.m.

We are working to learn more about the incident.

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Sydney Dawes covers news in Montgomery County for Dayton Daily News. She previously worked as a reporter for the Springfield News-Sun, and prior to then, she served as the editor of The Athens NEWS and the Vinton-Jackson Courier. Dawes has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio University.