(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – On September 15, 2017, at approximately 3:00 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded to the Village of Dorchester after receiving a report of a male causing a disturbance.
It was reported that a male had left a rural property on Marion Street, possible armed with a weapon. Police set up a containment of the area to facilitate a search. The OPP’s Unmanned Aerial System was deployed to assist in the search.
At approximately 6:30 a.m., the male voluntarily surrendered to police. Police confirmed that the male was not armed and did not pose a public safety threat to area residents.
This event remains under investigation and no charges have been laid. All roads have been reopened and traffic is no longer affected.