Drivers side of CK Police cruiser. (Photo by Greg Higgins)Drivers side of CK Police cruiser. (Photo by Greg Higgins)
Chatham

CK police arrest man after 12-hour barricade standoff

Chatham-Kent (CK) police have arrested a wanted man after he barricaded himself in a home for 12 hours.

On Saturday, officers responded to Sandys Street in Chatham.

Police contained the area, closing the street from Cornhill Street to McNaughton Avenue West at roughly 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, after the man barricaded himself inside a home.

Officers began crisis negotiations, attempting to de-escalate the situation.

After about 12 hours, the 30-year-old man was arrested.

CK police have not disclosed what the man was wanted for.

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