Peterborough Teenager Charged With Brandishing Hatchet At Lansdowne Place Mall Security
/A 14-year-old Peterborough male teenager is facing charges after brandishing a hatchet at Lansdowne Place security on Wednesday evening.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 7:30 p.m., a call was made to police regarding a disturbance by a large group of teens in the mall. The group started to flee once security arrived.
The security guards were verbally threatened and then had a hatchet brandished at them. Officers spotted the teen in a parking lot across the street and took him into custody.
He was arrested and charged with:
Uttering Threats - Cause death or Bodily Harm
Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
Failure to comply with undertaking
