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Saskatoon police engaged in standoff, asking drivers to avoid block of Melrose Avenue

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Saskatoon police officers engaged in a standoff with a woman on Melrose Avenue on Tuesday morning, the service said.

It began just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday when officers arrived at a home on the 2500 block of Melrose Avenue with an arrest warrant, the Saskatoon Police Service wrote in a news release.

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Police said the woman inside was refusing to leave the home or co-operate with the service.

Saskatoon police said its tactical support unit and crisis negotiation team are at the site and asked drivers to avoid the area.

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