Man arrested, weapons seized after 10-hour standoff in northern N.B.
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A man is in custody and several weapons were seized following a standoff that lasted more than 10 hours in northern New Brunswick last week.
A man is in custody and several weapons were seized following a standoff that lasted more than 10 hours in northern New Brunswick last week.
In a release, police said members of the Chaleur Region RCMP executed a search warrant at a home in Madran, N.B., on Aug. 5 around 5:30 a.m. It said the warrant was executed on behalf of the police service in Gatineau, Que.
Members of the RCMP emergency response team, along with members of the BNPP Regional Police, also assisted.
“When police arrived on scene, a firearm was discharged several times inside the home,” the release said. “A perimeter was set up, and some nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.”
It said additional RCMP teams responded to the scene, including police dog services, the crisis negotiation team, explosives disposal units, an RCMP drone and the northeast RCMP crime reduction unit.
“After approximately 10.5 hours, at around 4 p.m., a 41-year-old man surrendered to police without incident, and was taken into custody,” the release said. “Police seized a firearm and ammunition during the arrest. No one was injured during the police operation.”
The release added that the incident did not meet the criteria for an Alert Ready message.
The following day, on Aug. 6, the 41-year-old was transferred into the custody of the Gatineau police service. New Brunswick RCMP officers also returned to the property and seized several loaded firearms, including some that are prohibited, as well as ammunition and other prohibited weapons.
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