Residents living in the 2500 block of Grant Road in the Hart are back in their homes after police forced an evacuation Monday morning as part of their search for a suspect in an alleged assault.
RCMP were called to the spot shortly before 9 a.m. and, with help from the North District RCMP's emergency response team and police dog services, police located and arrested a suspect without incident, police said.
"Police were on Grant Road for a lengthy time as we wanted to ensure this situation came to a safe resolution for the suspect and for our members," Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said. "We want to thank the residents in the area who waited patiently to return to their homes after being evacuated by police early in the morning,
Police said the suspect was held overnight for an appearance in court on Tuesday morning. His name was not released and charges remained pending as of that time.
