Const. Brenda Fegan was at the front desk when the man entered the east end police station just before 1 p.m.

“I saw him come in and he seemed agitated,” she said. “He came to the front counter, rapped on it loudly a few times and that really caught my attention. He took off his jacket threw it on the bench and I began to realize this is not good.”

Instead, he pulled out a knife and brandished it.

“At that point, I yelled that there is a gentleman with a knife at the front desk and he’s threatening to hurt himself,” she said. “I also put it over the radio.”

Const. Damien Kachur was in a scout car at the back of the station having lunch when he heard the call.

“I came around to the front of the building and two other officers opened the front door for me to get inside and engage the man with the less lethal shotgun,” he recalled.

A single sock round struck the male on the arm, dropping the knife from his grip.

He was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital.