Cambridge youth arrested after weapons incident

Posted Jul 24, 2024 02:56:58 PM.

Last Updated Jul 24, 2024 04:15:12 PM.

A youth in Cambridge has been charged after they were seen carrying a firearm.

Waterloo Regional Police received reports of the 15-year-old with a gun in the area of Chalmers Street South and Elliot Street at 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police found out the youth had been involved in an altercation, where they were spread with a noxious substance.

They were later seen on surveillance footage carrying a concealed weapon.

Police arrested the 15-year-old, charged them with a pair of weapons-related offences, and seized a black handgun-style BB-gun.

The youth will appear in court in August.

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