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Man arrested after weapons call at Burnaby apartment building

A large police presence at a Manchester Drive apartment building Tuesday afternoon was sparked by reports of a man with a knife, according to Burnaby RCMP.
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A large police presence at a Burnaby apartment building Tuesday afternoon was sparked by reports of a man with a knife, according to Burnaby RCMP.

Officers were called to the 9500 block of Manchester Drive at 1:49 p.m., according to the detachment.

Multiple police vehicles descended on the building, and a 31-year-old man was arrested inside for assault with a weapon, police said.

An investigation into the incident is underway.

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