By Staff
April 23, 2014
BURLINGTON, ON
Early Thursday morning police were given information about a suspicious male observed washing his hands in the creek near Brant Hills. The police were told this male may have had a gun in the waistband of this pants.
Police attended the area and contacted the surrounding schools, which were subsequently placed on hold and secure while police conducted the investigation. The hold and secure of the schools was lifted after approximately one hour.
A trail of blood drops led police to a residence on Coldstream Drive which was found to have a broken window.
A suspect was located inside the home, he had barricaded himself from police. Officers from the Tactical Rescue Unit arrested the suspect.
Police are continuing to investigate at this time and will provide an update as soon as possible.
There are no public safety concerns.
Compliments to the police PR team – their twitter account was very active and informative during this entire incident, reassuring worried parents in the area.
Thank you to the police for securing and keeping safe our students!
Jane Michael
Burlington Trustee, Wards 3&6 | Chair of the Board
Halton Catholic District School Board
802 Drury Lane, Burlington, ON L7R 2Y2
(905) 632-6314 ext. 7183 | michaelj @hcdsb.org
Achieving Believing Belonging www. hcdsb. org