Police: Man with knife arrested after barricade situation in Center City

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man is in custody after he barricaded himself inside a Center City building for several hours on Friday.

Police responded to the 1500 block of Ranstead Street for a vandalism in progress just after 5 p.m.

When they arrived, they saw a man was breaking out windows.

He then barricaded himself inside with a knife.

The man was later taken into custody at 7:30 p.m.