Police have arrested a pair of people involved in an attempted robbery.
The OPP James Bay Detachments responded to an attempted theft at a local business along Government Road in Kapuskasing around 4:30pm today.
Media Officer Stephanie Belec says police arrived on scene and arrested one suspect, a woman, before another suspect fled from police into a wooded area behind the Walmart parking lot.
Belec says police investigation has revealed the suspect was in possession of firearms.
She says multiple OPP units were assigned to the investigation, during which Government Road, which becomes Highway 11, wa closed between Gurney Road and Clear Lake Road as several different businesses including Walmart and Dollar Tree were evacuated.
Belec says the second suspect, a man, was eventually located and arrested.
The OPP have since re-opened Highway 11.
Belec says there is no longer a threat to public safety. The investigation is still ongoing and further details will be released when they become available.
