Skip to main content

Dangerous man nabbed by OPP after three-hour search in Midland

An OPP cruiser is seen in this undated image. An OPP cruiser is seen in this undated image.
Share

A three-hour search ended with police locating a dangerous man with a stash of drugs and a weapon.

OPP responded to a domestic call from a resident in east-end Midland Friday night.

Police arrived to find the 37-year-old man had fled the home and was believed to be carrying a rifle-style weapon.

The OPP Central Region Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT), and the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) patrolled the neighbourhood for three hours until they received a tip from the public about a sighting of the man on Elizabeth Street.

Police say a knapsack was located nearby containing the weapon and a quantity of cocaine.

Charges for the person of no fixed address included assault, forcible confinement, unauthorized possession of a weapon, possession of cocaine and failing to comply with probation orders.

The man was held for a bail hearing on Dec. 3 before the Ontario Court of Justice.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

Air traveller complaints to Canadian Transportation Agency hit new high

The Canadian Transportation Agency has hit a record high of more than 71,000 complaints in a backlog. The quasi-judicial regulator and tribunal tasked with settling disputes between customers and the airlines says the backlog is growing because the number of incoming complaints keeps increasing.

DEVELOPING

DEVELOPING Bird flu outbreaks: WHO weighs in on public health risk

The current overall public health risk posed by the H5N1 bird flu virus is low, the World Health Organization said on Friday, but urged countries to stay alert for cases of animal-to-human transmission.

Stay Connected