So, turned out that armed standoff in my city today was over some middle aged dude brandishing a gun and a sword of all things, and when cops arrived he barricaded himself in his apartment. It took the police about 3 hours to talk him out. Apparently, he only had a pellet gun and I'm not sure the sword was genuine either but they don't make that clear.
Man, 43, in custody after armed standoff with Charlottetown police
"A 43-year-old Charlottetown man is in custody with no injuries after an armed standoff with Charlottetown police that lasted more than two hours Friday.
"It's another incident where mental health was a major factor," said Charlottetown Deputy Police Chief Brad MacConnell. "It's a real and ongoing problem, not just in our city but far beyond."
He said police got a call at 9:57 a.m. AT "about a man brandishing what appeared to be a handgun and long-edged weapon, described as a sword."
In the end, he said police believe the handgun was merely a pellet gun, but officers on the scene had no means of determining that at the time.
"We always err on the side of caution.""
To the WR LEOs, does this happen a lot? Is 3 hours short or long when it comes to this kind of thing?
@Jesus H. Sherdog can you poll your colleagues?
Anyway, the next time something crazy happens, and there will be a next time at this rate, I'll start a new thread.
Edit: speaking of crazy, called it.
https://forums.sherdog.com/posts/161478893/
"...gotta say, mental health care is a different story from what I was talking about earlier, by the way. It's
not nearly as good as it could or should be here. I'm guessing this incident will prove to be indicative of that..."
