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OPP resolve barricaded person incident in Mildmay

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in South Bruce have arrested one person after an incident Thursday afternoon in Mildmay.

Shortly before 3 p.m., officers were called to Peter Street in Mildmay, and learned that a person was barricaded inside a house.

The OPP was assisted by crisis negotiators and Bruce County paramedics, along with a K-9 Unit, the West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, and the Emergency Response Team.

The situation was resolved just before 5:30 p.m. with one person in custody.

There was no threat to public safety.

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