Niagara Regional Police have blocked off a Grimsby neighbourhood as crisis negotiators respond to a man in distress.
Officers were called to the area of Murray and Olive streets, just north of the QEW, at around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning after a man barricaded himself inside a home beside a daycare centre.
This incident remains on-going.
Preparations are being made for dismissal at Lakeview Elementary School. Officers will be present to facilitate parents picking up students off Olive St at 3:20pm. Please continue to avoid Murray St.
— NRPS (@NiagRegPolice) October 7, 2020
Police allege two officers were assaulted by the man, but were not injured.
Nearby Lakeview Public School was put in lockdown “out of an abundance of caution.”
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Police say crisis negotiators, the Emergency Task Unit and uniform officers remain on the scene to help resolve the situation.
Residents are being asked to avoid the area.
