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Man claiming to have a gun arrested after barricading himself in Orillia home

Police in central Ontario say they have arrested a man who barricaded himself in a home, claiming to have a gun. Lars Hagberg / File / The Canadian Press

Police in central Ontario say they have arrested a man who barricaded himself in a home, claiming to have a gun.

OPP say they were called to a residential street in Orillia to arrest a man Wednesday night.

Officers say the man refused to co-operate and told them he had a gun.

Police say they called in a tactics and response team, an emergency response team and other specialized units to handle the situation.

They say the man was arrested around 4:30 a.m. today without incident.

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