Emergency alert called off after armed man in Cape Breton found by police

The RCMP logo is seen on June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Posted Aug 7, 2024 04:55:30 AM.

Last Updated Aug 7, 2024 11:19:45 AM.

Police in Cape Breton are reporting that the subject of an emergency alert is now in police custody and there is no longer a threat to public safety in that region of the province.

Kenneth Scott MacPhee was said to have threatened to harm specific individuals known to him and was believed to have a firearm.

Authorities had issued an emergency alert just after 4 a.m.

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