UPDATED: Friday, April 5, 8:45 a.m.
Police report that just before 10:30 a.m. an employee of a business on Wyndham Street North reported a male with whom he had a previous interaction had walked by while looking at him and holding what the caller believed to be a real firearm.
Several officers responded and less than five minutes later located the suspect walking on Wyndham Street North near Woolwich Street. Believing he could be in possession of a firearm officers ordered the male to the ground at gunpoint. A black and silver imitation firearm was located on his person.
During the search officers also located two Canadian passports believed to be stolen.
A 35-year-old Guelph man is charged with assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and two counts of possessing stolen identity documents. The man was also found to be wanted by another police service and was turned over on the outstanding warrant.
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With weapons drawn, police took a man into custody in Downtown Guelph following a “possible firearm” call on Thursday morning.
Bystander video of the arrest shows a police officer standing with a wide stance on the sidewalk along Wyndham Street North, with their hands out in front of them and something pointed at a person lying face-down.
Additional officers quickly arrive and can be seen hopping out of police vehicles to join in the arrest.
The arrest was made following a call from a downtown business about a person with a “possible firearm,” explained Guelph police spokesperson Scott Tracey. That call came in at 10:31 a.m. and the suspect was located and arrested nearby about three minutes later.
An imitation firearm was recovered, Tracey noted.
