SS Police 5 560

On Wednesday, September 5 at approximately 11:30 a.m. members of the Saugeen Shores Police Service responded to a report of a possible armed robbery in progress at a business in Southampton. In a September 5 media release, a male was reported to be acting erratically and was in possession of a knife.

Officers arrived on scene, located a male matching the suspect description and responding officers observed the male to be in the possession of a knife.

Officers conducted a high risk arrest and took the male into custody. Further investigation revealed that no robbery had taken place and the male was released without condition from the police station.