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Standoff with senior last two hours
A standoff involving dozens of police officers, some heavily armed, ended peacefully on Friday.
scene shortly after the standoff began. Neighbours were also accounted for and away from the residence. The man was apparently alone in the home. Davies could not say if the man had any weapons in his possession. The man suffers from what by Matthew Claxton Davies called an “ongoing medmclaxton@langleyadvance.com ical situation.” An elderly man at the centre Whether the man had any of a massive police response was guns or not, police were apparquietly loaded into an ambulance ently taking no chances. The at 11:30 a.m. Friday, ending a Emergency Response Team (ERT) two-hour standwas called in, and off with about 50 officers wearing More police officers in bulletproof vests, Photos Walnut Grove. helmets, and armed Online The incident with high powered began at about www.langleyadvance.com rifles were gathered 9:30 a.m., when a near the townhouse. woman in the townhouse around The Air One helicopter circled 87th Avenue and 207th Street above the home, and a police dog called the police, concerned was also on the scene. about her husband’s behaviour. A group of ERT members Police surrounded the home entered the man’s home, guns and evacuated nearby residences, drawn and with some officers said Cpl. Patrick Davies of the holding riot shields, at about Langley RCMP. Nearby roads 11:30 a.m. were blocked by police cruisers A few minutes later, Davies and tape. confirmed that the man was in “His wife is out of the home custody and was okay. He was and safe,” Davies said at the not handcuffed, and got into an
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Emergency Response Team members ensured the scene was safe before B.C. Ambulance Service personnel were able to assist an elderly Walnut Grove man after a standoff. ambulance shakily, but under his own power, a few minutes later. The man was taken to hospital to be assessed. “Better safe than sorry,” Davies said. Davies could not say if the police had ever had any dealings
with the man in the past due to his medical issues. Police have not released information about whether any weapons were actually found in the man’s home, or on exactly what sparked the standoff and massive police presence.