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Knife pulled at downtown social services agency in Guelph: police

On Wednesday, Guelph police say the man appeared to be filming a woman and two 14-year-old girls at a west-end splash pad. The woman confronted the man, and he fled on foot. Ken Hashizume/CJOY

A Guelph man is facing charges after police say they responded to a disturbance outside of a downtown social services agency.

Officers received several calls on Tuesday morning about an individual threatening people with a large knife.

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Police said the man was found and arrested minutes later and officers seized a pair of hunting-style knives.

Investigators also learned that the man was on a release order, with a condition to not be in possession of any knives.

A 35-year-old has a bail hearing on Thursday.

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