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UPDATE: Highway 3A north of Creston reopens

Kris Dickeson
By Kris Dickeson

A police incident just outside of Creston temporarily shut down Highway 3-A earlier this afternoon.

RCMP were dispatched to a weapons call at a rural property.

Staff Sergeant Daryl Hammond says a man was arrested and taken to hospital in Creston.

Kris Dickeson
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