North Vancouver man in custody after reports of erratic behaviour involving a weapon
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Jan, 2024 03:00 AM
Police in North Vancouver say a man is in custody after someone reported him acting erratically and holding a weapon in the city's central Lonsdale neighbourhood Friday morning.
North Vancouver R-C-M-P say the report drew a heavy police response to the area and shut down part of the neighbourhood as an emergency response team was called in to deal with him.
Mounties say the man barricaded himself inside a home on East 18th Street and was unco-operative with officers who responded.
Police say it took several hours to get the man out of the home, and he was then taken to the hospital.
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Mounties in Burnaby say they're investigating reports of shots being fired on a busy street in the city on Thursday. Police say they located a truck riddled with bullet holes when they arrived, but there were no injuries reported following the shooting.
