Barrie police arrested a teen accused of discharging an irritant within the lavatory of a enterprise after beforehand having been trespassed from the situation.
Police say the alleged incident occurred on Wednesday round 12:30 p.m. at a enterprise within the space of St. Vincent Avenue and Cundles Highway East.
They are saying the enterprise proprietor flagged down an officer on patrol who positioned a teen close by and positioned him below arrest.
The 16-year-old, who can’t be recognized below the Youth Felony Justice Act, is dealing with charges of mischief below $5,000 and administering a noxious substance with intent to aggrieve or annoy.
He has since been launched from police custody however is scheduled to look earlier than a Barrie decide subsequent October.
The scenario spurred social media posts about one thing taking place at a close-by highschool, however the college board confirmed to Ontario Chronicle that St. Joseph’s Catholic Excessive College was not concerned.
In a letter despatched to households, college officers famous that below the course of police, “neither a maintain and safe nor a lockdown was obligatory or initiated on the college” on Wednesday.
“At no level have been college students or workers on college property in danger,” the board said in response to on-line rumours in regards to the incident.
