A person needed on 17 felony charges, in numerous areas all through Ontario, was arrested by Sarnia police on Wednesday.
In response to police, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E) Squad recognized {that a} needed man was staying at a house on Kathleen Avenue in Sarnia.
When Sarnia police realized that the suspect’s charges included drug, gun, and harmful driving offences members of the Emergency Response Crew (ERT) have been dispatched to arrest the person.
“[Sarnia police] have a wonderful working relationship with our R.O.P.E. Squad counterparts and are capable of help them and/or be supported by them to successfully take care of excessive threat and violent offenders in our group,” mentioned Deputy Chief Ron Hansen in a launch.
Shortly earlier than 4 p.m., police let the general public know that an investigation was happening within the space of Kathleen Avenue and Walnut Avenue and requested folks to keep away from the world.
ERT members entered the house and arrested a 42-year-old man simply after 4:10 p.m., police mentioned.
The person was taken to the Sarnia Police Station the place preparations will likely be made to move him to the Halton Area, the place his arrest warrant originated.
