NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local young person with a number of Criminal Code offences stemming from an incident that occurred at a Wende Street residence during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Responding Timmins Police Service officers completed a thorough investigation into the incident where the suspect [is alleged to have] caused $500 damage to a garage window and a motorized scooter.
[It is alleged that] the suspect then proceeded to enter into a physical altercation with a 56-year-old man by striking him and uttering a threat of violence towards him.
The suspect was identified, located, and arrested at the scene by responding Timmins Police officers.
As a result of the incident, a 13-year-old male young person who cannot be named in keeping with the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with:
• Assault contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Mischief under $5,000 contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
• Utter threats contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused was held in police custody and is currently awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
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