A man was arrested in Cambridge over the weekend after someone’s tires were punctured with a knife and a pellet gun was fired at officers, Waterloo Regional Police say.
They say the initial call came in on Friday at around 10:05 a.m., reporting that a man had approached someone who was in their car with a knife in a parking lot at 95 Water St. in the downtown core.
The suspect then punctured the tires on the vehicle before taking off towards Ainslee Street.
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Police say the man then fired a pellet gun at officers before he holed up in an apartment on Ainslee Street.
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Police say they then negotiated with the man for several hours before they entered the apartment and arrested the suspect at around 5:50 a.m. on Saturday.
There were no injuries reported to police as a result of the incidents.
A 63-year-old man from Cambridge is facing a multitude of firearms and weapons charges.
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