Arrest made after gun scare prompts OPP to close Orillia roads
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Police closed an area in Orillia to investigate reports of a suspicious man walking with a gun Thursday morning.
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Orillia OPP attended the area of Barrie Road and Dufferin Street around 9 a.m. and immediately shut down the roads.
"Within 10 minutes, officers located the suspected male and placed him under arrest," provincial police stated.
Police say they determined the firearm was a BB gun, and there was no threat to public safety.
The area has since reopened.
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