Waterloo Regional Police say one person was taken into custody following an incident involving a needle at Fairview Park Mall over the weekend.
According to a release, officers were dispatched to the mall shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday after police received reports about a person with a gun as well as a person waving a syringe around in the food court.
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When the officers reached the food court, they soon determined that the gun reports were false.
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That said, they did make an arrest in connection with the syringe incident.
Police say a 33-year-old woman from Kitchener has been charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
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