Youth arrested in Chatham with 'flick' knife
Chatham-Kent police cruiser in Chatham, Ont., on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Submitted to CTV News Windsor)
A Chatham youth is facing weapons-related charges after an incident on Raleigh Street.
Just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to a “weapons investigation” after a group of youths were walking on Raleigh Street and one of them punched a 'For Sale sign.
A bystander confronted the group of people on their behaviour, and according to police, one of the youths brandished a “flick” knife in a “threatening manner.”
A 16-year-old youth was found and arrested. He was taken to police headquarters and released to a parent with conditions and a future court date.
The youth his now facing charges of assault with a weapon ad possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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