Man with knife draws ‘significant’ response from Abbotsford police

Police responded to a man walking through an Abbotsford neighbourhood with a large knife attached to a pole on Tuesday (Jan. 27).
According to a social media post from the Abbotsford Police Department, the man was in a state of psychosis and was apprehended under the Mental Health Act.
The reports of the knife drew a significant police presence to the Blueridge Drive and Townline Road area at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police said no one was injured.
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