Barricaded person incident in Carleton Place ends peacefully

One person has been taken into custody after a police operation in Carleton Place.

The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a residence on Lake Avenue East, east of Beckwith Street, shortly after noon on Tuesday, May 7.

The OPP had received reports of a individual in crisis seen brandishing a knife.

Officers, including the OPP Emergency Response Team, surrounded the home while the Lanark OPP Mobile Crisis Response Team and OPP Crisis Negotiators worked to resolve the situation.

A man was safely taken into custody shortly before 3:30 p.m.

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