Man wanted for string of assaults arrested after Vanier police operation

Posted Mar 16, 2017 11:17:49 AM.

Last Updated Mar 17, 2017 05:48:04 AM.

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OTTAWA – Police arrested one man after a police operation in Vanier Thursday.

Police were called to the 100 block of McArthur Avenue around 7:30 a.m., after a report of a man seen with a weapon in the area.

Police tell 1310 NEWS a man was apprehended in a nearby apartment.

According to Postmedia, Matthew Land, 34, was already wanted on a number of charges in connection with multiple offences, including a string of assaults in Vanier.

A female who was in the apartment was also taken into custody.

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