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SYDNEY, N.S. —

Multiple Cape Breton Regional Police officers responded to an apartment building on Townsend Street in Sydney Tuesday evening.



At least 10 police vehicles, including the K-9 unit, were near the civic address 280 for an unknown reason at this time.



The section of Townsend Street between MacKenzie and Inglis streets was blocked off to traffic. The section of the street has since reopened.

A Cape Breton Regional Police have a section of Townsend Street between MacKenzie and Inglis streets blocked off at this hour. About 10 police vehicles as well as the K-9 unit are currently on scene near civic address 280. Regional Police could not be reached for comment as of 6:15 p.m. CAPE BRETON POST

The area where police are currently on scene on Townsend Street in Sydney.

Police were also seen speaking with a man in an upstairs window above a business at the location, however, it’s unclear if the person is involved in the investigation.

Multiple police were also seen in the stairway of the building.

Cape Breton Regional Police units are on scene on Townsend Street in Sydney. CAPE BRETON POST

The Nova Scotia Health Authority confirmed in a news release the emergency department at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital was on lockdown Tuesday everning, right around the time of the incident on Townsend Street.



NSHA says the lockdown was in place from 7-9:45 p.m. The lockdown was a precaution following an off-site incident that resulted in an individual being brought to the hospital for treatment. The precautionary lockdown was put in place on the advice of local law enforcement officials, who had a presence on-site for the duration of the lockdown, as first reported by the Cape Breton Post Tuesday evening.

NSHA did not provide an update on the individual and did not confirm it was related to the Townsend street investigation.

Despite multiple calls, the Cape Breton Post was unable to reach the Cape Breton Regional Police for comment on the incident as of 9:50 p.m. Tuesday.

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