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Guelph, Ont. police close Eramosa Road after receiving reports of person with firearm

An investigation revealed no firearms and a man was later released without charges. The road was reopened to traffic about an hour later.
Guelph Police Service cruiser. Guelph police / File

Guelph Police Service says there were no firearms found at a home in the Eramosa Road-Meyer Drive area.

They received a call about someone going around with a firearm Tuesday afternoon around 2:30.

Police closed Eramosa Road in both directions and cordoned off a large area as a precaution.

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One man was seen leaving the residence and was immediately detained.

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An investigation revealed no firearms and the man was later released without charges.

The road was reopened to traffic about an hour later.

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