On Saturday, March 18, 2023, at approximately 8:20 p.m., police were dispatched to Young Crescent regarding a firearms offence. Information received was that a male was in possession of a firearm at a gathering and had left threatening to harm others.
Police arrived and investigated the incident. The youth was identified and found to be under conditions of a release order not to possess firearms. When the youth returned to his home, he was placed under arrest. The firearm has not been recovered.
A sixteen year-old male youth, who will not be named in keeping with the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with:
- Assault with a Weapon [CC 267(A)];
- Uttering Threats [CC 264.1(1)(A)];
- Fail to Comply with Disposition [YCJA 137]; and
- Fail to Comply with Release Order [CC 145(5)(A)].
The youth is scheduled to make his first appearance on these charges in Provincial Youth Court on Monday, May 1, 2023.