ORILLIA, Ont. – Ontario provincial police say they have arrested a man whose alleged escape from police custody led to the lockdown of Orillia City Hall.
Investigators allege the man bolted from the police station at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and officers chased him on foot.
Police did not say why the man was at the Orillia detachment, but say it was determined a short time after he escaped that he could be somewhere within City Hall.
They say the building was placed under lockdown as a precaution while officers searched the building.
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Police say the man was arrested without incident and the lockdown was lifted.
They say a 26-year-old man from Orillia is facing a charge of escaping lawful custody and was scheduled to appear at a Barrie, Ont., court for a bail hearing later Wednesday.
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