Face of Nation : A man has been arrested without incident after a standoff with police at a home in Dartmouth that lasted roughly 15 hours.
Halifax Regional Police said officers went to a residence in the 200 block of Victoria Road at 9:15 p.m. Saturday to arrest a man in connection with a previous incident. Police said the man then grabbed a knife and said he would not surrender to police.
Officers negotiated with the barricaded man throughout the night. He exited the home on his own accord around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The 29-year-old man from Dartmouth will appear in court on Tuesday to face charges of assault, uttering threats and breach of probation in connection with the previous incident.
Victoria Road between Woodland Avenue and Vanessa Drive had been blocked to pedestrian and vehicle traffic, but was reopened after the arrest Sunday.
Several officers dressed in tactical gear and holding high-powered weapons could be seen in the area as the man was arrested Sunday. Neighbour Viki Samuels Stewart said she was arriving home Saturday evening when she noticed a police presence in the area.
“Gradually, looking out the window, we noticed more and more police cars were coming,” said Samuels Stewart in an interview Sunday. Samuels Stewart said the incident has not made her feel unsafe or afraid.
