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Police seize hammer after man swung it around downtown

Guelph Police Service rear of vest

A hammer is set for destruction after being seized by police on Tuesday evening.

Police responded to reports of a man acting erratically and swinging a hammer in the air at about 7:30 p.m. in the area of Wyndham Street North and Carden Street. As officers approached the man, he threw the hammer into some nearby bushes, a police news release explains.

With no indication the man used the hammer in a threatening manner, he was sent on his way without being charged.