Police standoff southwest of London, Ontario ends peacefully

SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX, Ont. – A nearly eight-hour standoff between police and a 59-year-old man southwest of London, Ont., has ended peacefully.

Provincial police say they were called to a home in Southwest Middlesex just after 1:30 p.m. Friday and found a man had barricaded himself inside.

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Officers set up a perimeter around the home and called in crisis negotiators as well as an emergency response team and other reinforcements.

Police say the standoff ended around 9 p.m. and the man was taken into custody.