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A 28-year-old Dartmouth man is facing charges after police say he threatened to kill officers with a knife. In a news release, police say officers saw a man walking down the middle of Pinecrest Drive in Dartmouth, “yelling and screaming,” just before 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The officers recognized the man and knew he had a warrant out for failing to appear in court. Police say they tried to stop him, and he ran into an apartment building on Jackson Road. At the apartment building, police asked the man through the door to come out, telling him they had an arrest warrant.  “At this time the man threatened to kill officers with a knife,” the news release says. Without knowing whether the man actually had a knife, police “set back at a safe distance and set up containment." “The man continued to yell death threats at officers,” police say. Police say they obtained a warrant to enter the apartment at about 9 p.m., and slid it under the door. The man came out just after 9 p.m. He was ar...

CTV Atlantic Published Tuesday, August 22, 2017 1:12PM ADT Last Updated Tuesday, August 22, 2017 1:20PM ADT A 28-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened to kill police officers during a standoff in Dartmouth. Halifax Regional Police say officers spotted a man yelling and screaming as he walked down the middle of Pinecrest Drive around 4:30 p.m. Monday. The officers recognized the man’s name and knew he was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear in court. Police say they tried to stop him, but he fled the scene and ran into an apartment building on Jackson Road. The officers responded to a unit in the building, told the man there was a warrant for his arrest, and asked him to come out. Police say the man then threatened to kill the officers with a knife. The Emergency Response Team and patrol members contained the area while the man continued to yell death threats at the officers, police say. Police obtained an arrest warrant and slid it under the do...

A standoff in Dartmouth between Halifax police and a man threatening officers with a knife came to an end on Monday after the man surrendered once a warrant was slid under the apartment door.Police say they were on scene at an apartment building located on Jackson Road Monday evening in relation to a man wanted on a warrant.At 4:26 p.m. officers observed a man walking down the middle of Pinecrest Drive yelling and screaming. Police say they recognized the name and knew he currently had a warrant for failing to appear in court. Story continues below They attempted to stop the man, but he fled and ran into an apartment building on Jackson Road.Officers arrived at an apartment in the building and informed the man he had an arrest warrant. They asked him to come out.Police say instead of coming out, the man threatened to kill officers with a knife.A containment was set up and patrol members and the emergency response team set back a safe distance.Police say the suspect continued to ye...