Belleville police stand off ends peacefully

BELLEVILLE, Ont. (01/10/12) Police, crisis negotiators and an emergency response team surrounded a residence off Cascade Blvd. for more than five hours Monday. The standoff ended with an arrest. Photo by Renee Rodgers.

By Renée Rodgers

A police standoff that lasted 5-and-a-half hours ended peacefully Monday morning with an arrest.

Police arrived at an apartment complex off Cascade Blvd. at about 3 a.m. Monday to investigate a domestic dispute.

Two of the home’s residents, a woman and a child, left upon police arrival. Neither one was injured.

A third resident, armed with a knife, refused to come outside or cooperate with police.

Police, crisis negotiators and an emergency response team surrounded the residence throughout the night.

At about 8:30 a.m., the man surrendered and was taken down by police outside the building.

Residents from two nearby units were evacuated during the standoff as a precaution.

A 30-year-old Belleville man is in custody. He is charged with assault with a weapon.

He has a bail hearing today.

An investigation is ongoing.