NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Officers from Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a call of a person in crisis at an apartment above a Yonge and Eighth Street Midland, business location. At 10:15 a.m. Jan. 5, 2022 attending officers assisted by members of the OPP Central Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), K-9 Unit, North Simcoe Crisis Management and Resource Team (CSMART), OPP Negotiators and a OPP Incident Commander.
At approximately 2:15 p.m. Jan. 5, 2022 a Midland resident was safely transported from the involved residence and transported to hospital by police without incident. Investigators would like to advise that this was an isolated incident and at no time was there a threat to public safety.
Members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment thank those community members for their understanding and patience during this investigation.
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