UPDATED: Police released the name of the man charged Friday.

A man was taken into custody by city police on Thursday night on a drug-related charge after an armed response in a residential area in Peterborough.

Police cordoned off a section of a residential area at Dalhousie and Bethune streets during the investigation.

Shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday police were conducting an investigation in the area when they attempted to arrest a man., Insp. Dan Smith stated, but the man fled on foot.

An armed response was made because there "was some indication that the male subject may have been armed," Smith stated.

A police dog was also at the scene.

The man was arrested without incident, police said.

Jordan Watkins, 31, of no fixed address, Durham Region, was charged with possession of a schedule I substance (cocaine) and turned over to Durham police for further investigation.

He is to appear in local court Aug. 2.

By 9 p.m. the officers had wrapped up the investigation and cleared the scene.

"We would like to assure all residents that there is no threat to public safety at this time," Smith stated.

City police plan to release further details about the arrest on Friday.

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During the investigation, Peterborough Transit detoured outbound Route 6 Kawartha and Route 8 Monaghan from Aylmer St. to Charlotte St. to Bethune St. to Sherbrooke St. and also detoured outbound Route 12 Major Bennett from Aylmer St. to Charlotte St. to Bethune St. to Dalhousie St. to Aylmer St.

— with files from Clifford Skarstedt and Joelle Kovach, Examiner Staff