Montreal police arrest man holding knife in Westmount
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Montreal police (SPVM) arrested a 47-year-old man for brandishing a knife in the City of Westmount on Monday.
According to the SPVM, a call came in around noon reporting that the man was holding a knife and making threatening gestures towards a customer at a grocery store at the intersection of Sherbrooke Street West and Victoria Avenue.
Several patrol cars were dispatched. After a tense stand-off, police were eventually able to tackle the suspect to the ground.
He was arrested and taken in for questioning.
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