Man arrested, hold and secure lifted at Cameron Heights (2 photos)

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2018 06:02:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a man following a standoff in Kitchener.

The man had barricaded himself inside a building near Stirling Avenue and Charles Street on Tuesday morning

He was arrested just before 2 p.m.

Police were concerned that the suspect may have been armed with a knife.

Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute was placed in hold and secure as a result of that investigation.

The hold and secure has since been lifted.

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