A Mississauga man has been charged after a stand-off with heavily-armed Peel Regional Police officers in one of the popular “Marilyn Monroe” buildings near Square One Shopping Centre that lasted more than three hours.

Officers responded to one of the buildings on Absolute Avenue, which gets its nickname due to its curvaceous figure being compared with the late actress Marilyn Monroe, around 8 p.m. Friday (April 1) to arrest a man following allegations that he breached his bail conditions.

However, the man barricaded himself inside his condominium, located more than 20 floors up, and Peel police were forced to call in a negotiator and heavily-armed tactical officers. Peel Region Paramedics also responded as a precaution.

An arrest was made around 11:30 p.m.