PETERBOROUGH-A 14-year-old boy from Peterborough is facing a number of charges after the incidents on Saturday night.

Officers were notified of incidents on November 9 in which a vehicle window was shot out and a man was robbed at gunpoint in the area of ​​Sherbrooke Street and George Street. Through investigation, officers located the suspect at a residence in the area of ​​Ashburnham Drive and Maria Street and arrested him at gunpoint. A search after the arrest turned up a pellet gun along with a knife in a backpack, according to police.

As a result, a 14-year-old male from Peterborough was arrested and charged with:

• Robbery with a firearm (restricted or prohibited)
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Pointing a firearm
• Failure to comply with a release order – other than appearing in court X3

The accused is currently on a release order with the following conditions: to live with the surety every night, not to possess weapons under the provisions of the Criminal Code and not to possess knives.

The accused was detained and appeared in court on Monday, November 11, 2024.

Under the Youth Criminal Code, a young person’s name cannot be revealed.