The Halton Regional Police Service says that a person-in-crisis is recovering after a late-night incident.
Just before 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7th, officers attended the scene in downtown Georgetown where they found the person experiencing a reported mental health episode.
At 3:20 a.m., the Halton Police Milton & Halton Hills Twitter account notified residents of the situation and asked others to avoid the area, adding that there was no threat to public safety.
HRPS asks the public to please avoid the downtown area of Georgetown while officers deal with an ongoing incident. The situation is contained and there is no threat to public safety. >ts @HaltonPolice
— HRPS Milt HHills (@HRPSMiltHH) April 7, 2021
Shortly after that, at about 4:00 a.m., the incident concluded. It was noted on Twitter by the Halton Police that the person-in-crisis was safely taken into custody to receive treatment at a hospital.
