Perth County OPP have a man in custody after a police standoff at a home in Milverton, Ont.
They received a call at around 10 a.m. Tuesday about a disturbance.
Officers arrived at the residence on Pacific Avenue a short time later and learned that someone barricaded themselves inside the home.
Get breaking National news
Investigators say as a result, the West Region Emergency Response Team, Canine Unit, Tactics and Rescue Unit and crisis negotiators were also brought to the scene.
- Veteran Vancouver police officer, KidsPlay founder charged with fraud, theft
- RCMP investigate after one lamb shot, another killed near Wainwright
- ‘God says ‘you can’t leave’: Toronto man whose home was hit by tree during storm proposes to fiance
- 2 men charged after stolen vehicle reaches 180 km/h in Regina: police
They say they were able to make an arrest at around 3:30 p.m. and the accused is facing criminal charges.
Pacific between Fulton Street and Davis Street was closed during the incident but has since been re-opened.
Investigators say the situation has been resolved and there is no further threat to public safety.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.