OPP cruiser with lights, daytime. Photo courtesy Ontario Provincial Police.OPP cruiser with lights, daytime. Photo courtesy Ontario Provincial Police.
Windsor

UPDATE: Man in custody following robbery in Uptown Leamington

The Ontario Provincial Police say a 21-year-old Windsor man has been arrested following what is now being described as a robbery in Leamington.

Officers arrived at the corner of Erie Street South and Oak Street East around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, on a report of a robbery in progress.

The OPP West Region Emergency Response Team, and Canine Unit responded to the area, and several items of offence-related property were also found.

The suspect has been charged with armed robbery, pointing a firearm, and obstructing a peace officer.

The charges have not been proven in court. The suspect was being held pending a bail hearing in a Windsor court.

The heavy police presence continued in the area for the rest of the morning.

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