MARGATE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police had to set up a perimeter around a Margate neighborhood and stayed in place for several hours while searching for a subject.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 6300 block of Winfield Boulevard, overnight Thursday.

The area was blocked off after BSO deputies said they confronted a man who was wanted for violating his probation and he hid nearby.

Helicopters and SWAT team members covered the scene.

The scene has since cleared.

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