SUDBURY -- Anishnawbek Police along with Ontario Provincial Police responded to a family altercation on New Subdivision Road in Sagamok Anishnawbek on December 27.

During the time of the incident, Sagamok Anishnawbek's Emergency Services Coordinator Bruce Southwind advised residents to stay clear of New Subdivision Road and for residents in proximity to the incident to remain in their basements and away from windows.

Police officials contained the incident to a single housing unit. At approximately 4:30 a.m., the situation was resolved peacefully.

As a result, police seized firearms and arrested a 36-year-old male.