Peterborough police are continuing to investigate after responding to a 9-1-1 call early Monday morning (September 4) about a possible firearm and hostage situation.
At around 6:10 a.m. on Monday, the police’s emergency response team attended and secured the area of McDonnel Street near Stewart Street.
Police took several people in a McDonnel Street home into custody before later releasing them unconditionally.
Police determined there was not a hostage situation. Based on the information about a possible firearm, officers obtained a search warrant but did not located a firearm in the home.
During the incident, police closed the area bordered by London St. to the north, Reid St. to the west, Murray St. to the south and Stewart St. to the east, before reopening the area later on Monday.
“There are no further threats and concerns for public safety,” read a police media release at the time.
The original version of this story has been updated with further details from police.
