Media Release for Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Calls for Service:
(Feb 3 at 8:00am – Feb 4 at 8:00am) 101
Assault/Weapons Arrest
A 32-year-old Peterborough man is facing fifteen (15) charges after an incident Sunday.
On Sunday, February 2, 2025, officers were made aware of an unwanted male in a residence in the Towerhill Road and Hilliard Street area. Officers learned that the man had struck one resident in the face; punched, kicked, choked and set another resident’s clothes on fire; and pointed a firearm at a third person in the house.
On Monday, February 3, 2025, at approximately 10:30pm, officers spotted a man matching the description given to police in the Chemong Road and Bellevue Street area. Officers with the Emergency Response Team took the man into custody and during a search after arrest located a pellet pistol in a backpack the suspect was carrying.
As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order x2
- Possession of Firearm or Ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order
- Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
- Pointing a Firearm
- Assault with A Weapon x3
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
- Assault Cause Bodily Harm - Choke, suffocate or strangle
- Uttering Threats - Cause death or Bodily Harm
- Arson - Disregard for Human Life
The accused is currently bound by two probation orders with the following conditions: to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and to not communicate with one of the people involved in the incident.
The accused is also currently bound by a prohibition order with the following conditions: to not possess any firearm, crossbow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device.
The accused is being held in custody and will appear in court today, February 4, 2025.
Sandra Dueck
Manager, Strategic Communication Services
Peterborough Police Service
sdueck@peterborough.ca
705-876-1122 x217