The events of June 22 shocked many Lindsay residents and garnered headlines with national media, but did not come as a huge surprise to area police. Fortunately, Peterboroough Const. Keith Calderwood is recovering nicely from gunshot wounds he sustained when officers raided a Georgian Street residence Wednesday morning, but in truth it was only a matter of time before something like this happened.

According to Kawartha Lakes Police Service police Chief John Hagarty, when it comes to policing everywhere these days, "there is an escalation of violence that we're dealing with" on top of an "escalation of weapons that are being used."

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