Windsor Police cruiser, August 30, 2019. Blackburn News file photo.Windsor Police cruiser, August 30, 2019. Blackburn News file photo.
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UPDATE: Suspect arrested following investigation in west Windsor

Windsor police located a suspect armed with a knife.

A police presence was reported in the area of California Avenue and Tecumseh Road West, around 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Officers learned that the suspect got into a verbal altercation with a group of young people, pulled out a knife, and chased them. The suspect then ran eastbound along Tecumseh Road West.

No one was hurt.

Police released the description and a photo of the suspect during the investigation.

Within an hour police posted to social media that the suspect was in custody, located at a home on Mark Avenue off Tecumseh Road West.

The suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. The charges have not been proven in court.

-with files from Tamara Thornton

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