One person is in custody and an investigation is ongoing, London police say, after a man was seen carrying what appeared to be a hatchet through the hallways of an apartment building south of the downtown area Friday.
Officers responded to the scene in the 200 block of Simcoe Street around 10 a.m., and say a man was arrested without incident around 10:45 with the help of members of the London police canine and emergency response units.
No one was physically injured, police said.
The email you need for the day's
top news stories from Canada and around the world.
Few other details have been released, including any possible charges. Police said more information would be made public as it became available.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
More on Crime
- 2 teens charged with murder in case of 16-year-old killed outside Halifax mall
- Green Party deputy leader given jail sentence for Fairy Creek old growth protests
- Cars torched, explosions heard in suspected arson in Montreal neighbourhood
- Gas station clerk stabbed several times during violent attack at Ultramar in Montreal
Comments