A person needed on 17 felony charges, in several areas all through Ontario, was arrested by Sarnia police on Wednesday.
In keeping with 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 Group (ERT) had been dispatched to arrest the person.
“[Sarnia police] have a superb working relationship with our R.O.P.E. Squad counterparts and are in a position to assist them and/or be supported by them to successfully take care of excessive danger and violent offenders in our neighborhood,” mentioned Deputy Chief Ron Hansen in a launch.
Shortly earlier than 4 p.m., police let the general public know that an investigation was occurring within the space of Kathleen Avenue and Walnut Avenue and requested individuals 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.
