Hamilton police say they’ve charged a 37-year-old man with assault and forcible confinement in relation to a call about a “person in crisis.”
Officers arrived at a home in the area of Madison Avenue and Cannon Street at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to find a man in possession of a weapon confining a 37-year-old woman within the residence.
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After about two hours of negotiations, investigators say the man put down the weapon and was apprehended and taken to hospital.
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No injuries are reported.
Police add two children who were in the home at the time were safely removed.
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