Port Colborne Man arrested after brief stand off with NRPS officers
Niagara officers responded to a disturbance in the City of Port Colborne on Friday September 22nd around 5:30p.m.
Officers attended the scene on Neff Street near Elm Street, where the initial investigation determined that a male suspect had been stealing items from a parked pickup truck.
He returned to the scene later on, threatened the owner of the truck, and then struck him with a shovel.
He ran across the street and barricaded himself inside a family member's house.
The suspect soon exited the house, while throwing pieces of wrought iron fencing at police on scene.
Officers were able to successfully deploy a taser and take control of the suspect.
63-year-old Edward Robert Guhl of Port Colborne has been arrested and is facing multiple charges.
Guhl was held in custody for a video bail hearing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1008980.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.
-
Unemployment rate rises to 5.8%, economy adds modest 25,000 jobs in November
Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.8 per cent last month as job creation continues to lag population growth in the country. -
Impaired driving call ends with drug charges against a St. Catharines man
Niagara Regional Police say they received a call around 10:30pm yesterday for a vehicle driving erratically and bumping into curbs. -
Federal government bail-reform legislation on way to becoming law
Justice Minister Arif Virani urged M-Ps to accept the amendments to Bill C-48 on Thursday and they did so unanimously. -
Greens win second Ontario seat in provincial byelection
The Green Party of Ontario has won its second seat in the provincial legislature in a byelection victory. -
Toronto man arrested following drug investigation in St. Catharines
A Toronto man is facing drug charges after officers searched a parked car in St. Catharines. -
Chiefs of Ontario asks for judicial review of carbon price regime
First Nations leaders in Ontario are asking a court to review what they call Canada's ``discriminatory'' carbon price system. -
Planetarium, rainforest on Ontario Science Centre's wish list for new site
A large planetarium and an outdoor adventure park are among a variety of features the Ontario Science Centre would like to see in a new location at Ontario Place. -
Ontario to do away with mandatory coroner's inquests on construction site deaths
Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey says the province intends to do away with mandatory coroner's inquests for workers who died on constructions sites. -
Federal ministers expected to announce sole-source deal for Boeing patrol plane today
Federal ministers are expected to announce today that Boeing is the company of choice to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal.
