Person ‘in crisis’ results in heavy police presence in downtown Burlington

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Published October 4, 2024 at 9:51 pm

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A crisis involving a person late Friday night (Oct. 4) has resulted in a heavy police presence in downtown Burlington.

Halton Regional Police turned to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to notify residents of their presence downtown in dealing with what they are saying is “a person in crisis.”

The incident occurred sometime before 9 p.m. near Fairview Street and Brant Street.

“The incident is contained and there is no longer a threat to public safety,” said Halton Police of the incident which occurred shortly before 9 p.m.

Police say no injuries have been reported.

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