One person in custody after after police standoff in London
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Wellington Road was closed between Bradley Avenue and Dearness Drive for nearly 12 hours from Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning.
One person has been taken into custody after a lengthy standoff in south London.
According to police, officers,the K9 unit and the emergency response unit were contacted and contained the area while they negotiated with a man.
Early Wednesday morning a man was apprehended without incident and taken to hospital and no injuries have been reported.
Meanwhile, motel guests report the overnight standoff in London kept them on edge.
The incident at the Days Inn on Wellington Road South lasted nearly 14 hours.
Wednesday morning, London police had not provided an update on what transpired. But on Tuesday night, an officer confirmed they were negotiating with a man “armed with weapons.”
Jeff Keenan, of Barrie, Ont., arrived at the motel Tuesday afternoon to find he could not check in.
