Mounties in Tumbler Ridge say officers apprehended a man under the Mental Health Act after a knife was reported flashed at a youth late Saturday.
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Mounties in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., say officers responded to a report of a knife incident late Saturday evening at the 100-block of Kinuseo Avenue.
Police said the man was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and was brought to hospital by officers, where he was later released on Monday and returned to Tumbler Ridge.
Mounties said the man will remain in custody until he attends court.
Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said the detachment wants to assure the public they are taking the situation very seriously and that there is no further risk to the public, while the investigation is ongoing.
Cooper added that the detachment appreciates information received from the public and commended the youth involved for quickly reporting the incident to police.
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