Petawawa man, 19, charged after weapons scare

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A 19-year-old Petawawa man faces a list of charges after provincial police were called Thursday on reports of a “possibly impaired driver” allegedly waving a handgun in a parking lot.

Upper Ottawa Valley OPP said in a release Friday that officers located the vehicle shortly after 6 p.m. and initiated a “high-risk traffic stop” on Doran Road in Petawawa.

Police recovered an imitation firearm in the arrest.

No injuries were reported.

The man was released on a promise to appear in Pembroke court April 21 on charges under the Criminal Code, alcohol and cannabis control laws and Highway Traffic Act.

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