Waterloo regional police have arrested a 63-year-old Cambridge man who slashed somebody’s tires earlier than capturing a pellet gun at officers and barricading himself inside an condominium.
In a media launch, police mentioned they obtained a report of a person with a knife within the parking zone of 95 Water Avenue in Cambridge round 10 a.m. on Friday Might 27.
The person reportedly approached somebody in car whereas brandishing a knife. Police mentioned he used the knife to deflate the sufferer’s tires earlier than fleeing on foot in direction of Ainslie Avenue.
When officers arrived at an condominium constructing on Ainslie Avenue, the person discharged a pellet gun at them, then barricaded himself inside a unit.
Police mentioned they tried to barter with the person for “a number of hours.”
At 5:50 a.m. police “made entry” into the residence and arrested him.
The Cambridge 63-year-old is now charged with:
Possession of a weapon for a harmful function
Three counts of assault with a weapon
Two counts of pointing a firearm
Two counts of discharging a firearm with intent
Careless use of a firearm
Mischief underneath $5,000
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