A handful of communities in southwestern Ontario had an increased police presence Wednesday morning as part of a joint investigation involving the OPP.
According to a tweet from police just before 6 a.m. Wednesday, Woodstock police assisted in a joint investigation with the OPP with officers responding to Baldwin Street and Francis Street in Tillsonburg, Fourth Street in Straffordville, James Street in Woodstock, and College Line in Elgin County.
An update from police before 11 a.m. said that officers had cleared all impacted areas, but the investigation is ongoing.
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Residents had been asked to avoid the area, though police stressed there was no threat to public safety.
More details will be provided when they become available.
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