A 37-year-old man has been arrested after a standoff with police in Oakville.
Halton Police were called to a home on Tansley Drive around 11 p.m. Tuesday for reports that a man inside the home was despondent and harming himself with a knife.
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Police began negotiating with the man, but they say his behaviour escalated, he refused requests to disarm himself, he threatened officers and he asked police to end his life.
As a result, officers evacuated the other residents in the building, including three children.
Two hours later, the man was safely taken into custody.
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