Regina teen facing mischief charges after being arrested near a east-end high school

REGINA – A 15-year-old Regina youth is facing mischief charges after a vehicle near F.W. Johnson Collegiate was damaged on Tuesday.

Initial reports suggested that the youth may be carrying a gun which forced the high School and two elementary schools to go into “secure the building” mode.

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When the teen was located he did not have a gun.

According to Regina police, a staff member at an elementary school on the 2800 block of Dewdney Avenue witnessed a boy breaking a car window on Monday afternoon, at around 2:50 p.m.

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The youth who cannot be named is charged with Mischief under $5,000 for the damage of the vehicle. The teen will make his first court appearance on June 9.