Standoff in Conestogo

By News Staff

Posted Jul 7, 2011 02:26:10 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

One person is in custody following a standoff that lasted almost 12 hours in Conestogo.

Police moved in on a residence on Flax Mill Drive and a suspect was arrested around 9 this morning.

Officers with the Emergency Response Unit set off some explosive distraction devices.

The standoff was reportedly connected to a fight in the Northfield and Davenport area of Waterloo on Wednesday night.

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