One person in custody following weapons investigation in Woodstock, Ont.
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One person is in custody Wednesday afternoon following an “extensive” weapons investigation involving a barricaded man that lasted almost 19 hours in Woodstock.
One person is in custody Wednesday afternoon following an “extensive” weapons investigation involving a barricaded man that lasted almost 19 hours in Woodstock.
According to a press release from the Woodstock Police Service, at approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, police received a report of a “weapons-related incident” in the area of Devonshire Avenue and Vansittart Avenue in the City of Woodstock.
Upon police arrival, a man barricaded himself inside an apartment, where police then contained the area and began negotiations.
Police say that by 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, a 40-year-old Woodstock resident was arrested following a nearly 19-hour-long standoff involving Woodstock police, the Waterloo Regional Police Service and OPP. Heavily armed officers could be seen surrounding the apartment building and on area streets.
“The amount of officers here was just mind-blowing,” explains resident Linne Beckett. “At one point I thought they had called in the army because of the amount of equipment being used. I’m just happy it’s over, and hopefully with positive results.”
The accused has been charged with weapons dangerous, assault with a weapon and mischief.
