08-05-2025
Charges pending after lengthy standoff on MacLaren Street roof
An Ottawa Police vehicle is seen in this undated photo. (CTV News Ottawa)
Ottawa police say charges are pending after an hours-long standoff in Centretown this week.
Police told CTV News Ottawa that a Canada-wide warrant was issued Saturday for Jordan Land, who was accused of failing to return to his correctional residential facility.
Officers searched a home on Somerset Street West on Tuesday, but the suspect fled out a window and onto a nearby rooftop on MacLaren Street, near Kent Street.
A police operation began Tuesday afternoon to arrest the man. Police asked the public to avoid the area in a social media post at 3:05 p.m.
MacLaren Street was closed between Kent and Bank streets for the police operation.
Police said just after 2 a.m. Wednesday the operation had concluded.
'Officers created a perimeter, and following hours of negotiation, at approximately 1:55 a.m., the Tactical Unit took the man into custody. The scene collapsed at approximately 2:30 a.m. and all roads were reopened,' police said in a post on X on Wednesday.
'We would like to thank residents in the area for your patience and cooperation.'
