UPDATE: Bancroft OPP charge individual following investigation at Limerick Lake

UPDATE: 4:02 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2025 

Bancroft OPP have an individual in custody following an investigation at Limerick Lake. OPP have lifted the shelter in place, and the matter has been resolved.

There is no longer a threat to the public

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Bancroft OPP are responding to reports of an armed individual in distress.

OPP East Region said on Facebook at 2:20 p.m. on Monday (July 28) that the person is in area of Limerick Lake and could be on water or on land.

People in the area of Limerick Lake are being asked to shelter in place and avoid the area.

Updates will be posted to the OPP East Region Facebook page.

Further information will be provided as the investigation continues. Anyone with information is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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