{"id":73154,"date":"2019-08-19T20:18:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T00:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=73154"},"modified":"2019-08-20T07:26:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T11:26:01","slug":"heavy-police-presence-at-king-william-results-in-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/heavy-police-presence-at-king-william-results-in-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy police presence around King William results in arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><em>Photos: Tamara de la Vega<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: Huntsville OPP Detachment staff sergeant John-Paul Graham has confirmed that the sounds area residents mistook for gunshots came from a bear blaster. He also said the individual who is known to police and has since been arrested had a replica handgun very similar to what police are issued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The bear blaster had made people feel that what he was carrying in his hand was quite real,&#8221; said Graham. &#8220;We were initially told it was a handgun that was making the noise and certainly at the conclusion of apprehending the individual we retrieved a couple of airguns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Graham commended motorists, area residents and visitors for their patience as well as the work of his own police officers in securing a busy area of Huntsville from a potentially dangerous situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this day and age we want to be responsible in our response in these type of situations,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>King William Street was closed for several hours this afternoon in response to what some described as possible gunshots heard at approximately 2 p.m. But according to an area resident the noise was allegedly caused by a loud &#8216;bear blaster.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The OPP&#8217;s tactical unit responded, and a man was eventually arrested.<\/p>\n<p>King William Street was closed between Cliff Avenue and Scott Street and some area businesses were evacuated during the investigation. Police have not yet released an official statement about the incident.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_73156\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73156\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73156\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/King-William-police-response-2.jpg\" alt=\"King William Street was closed for several hours while police investigated reports of gunshots that were later determined to be made by 'bear banger' type noise makers\" width=\"707\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/King-William-police-response-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/King-William-police-response-2.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">King William Street was closed for several hours while police investigated reports of gunshots.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_73157\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73157\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73157\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/King-William-police-response-3.jpg\" alt=\"OPP officers in the area where the noise was first reported\" width=\"707\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/King-William-police-response-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/08\/King-William-police-response-3.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to an area resident, the &#8216;bear blaster&#8217; was employed from this parking lot which resulted in the closure of King William.<\/p><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos: Tamara de la Vega UPDATE: Huntsville OPP Detachment staff sergeant John-Paul Graham has confirmed that the sounds area residents mistook for gunshots came from a bear blaster. 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