PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – The Broward Sheriff’s Office and Pembroke Pines police assisted agents from the U.S. Secret Service in serving a search warrant at a home Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed.
The warrant was served near Southwest 156th Avenue and 12th Street in Pembroke Pines’ Grand Palms Country Club community.
Video shows law enforcement officials behind vehicles with their guns drawn towards the house at the center of the investigation.
A Local 10 News crew at the scene also spotted someone in handcuffs in front of the home and other people being detained and questioned.
Sky 10 flew above the area as police were seen walking in and out of the home. A number of undercover police cars could also be seen in the area.
Neighbors told Local 10′s Joseph Ojo that they heard loud bangs and law enforcement saying, “This is your last chance to come out.”
One neighbor said because they consider this a safe neighborhood, the SWAT scene was overwhelming.
“Booms to open the door, but yeah, no, it’s scary,” one neighbor said. “We just had been peeking through the window here and stuff, and watching it.”
“Big booms, big booms,” she added. “There were SWAT guys all over the place.”
The Secret Service declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding the investigation.
“The Miami Field Office is not in a position to comment on the nature of the involvement of the U.S. Secret Service in this matter,” Special Agent in Charge Rafael Barros, of the U.S. Secret Service’s Miami Field Office, said in a statement. “As with any potential investigation, any future actions would be disclosed in conjunction with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida.”