Three people were arrested as part of a high-risk takedown near Lansdowne Place mall in Peterborough on Friday afternoon.Peterborough Police Service officers and members of its emergency response team and drug enforcement unit officers made arrests at the mall around 3:20 p.m. as part of an ongoing investigation involving firearms and drug offences.Police say at that time the vehicle occupied by the two individuals made contact with a vehicle being operated by an on-duty police officer on High Street.The officer and one of the suspects each sustained minor injuries, police said.
A short time after the arrests a third individual was arrested in relation to this same investigation, but at a separate location.
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Police officers at the scene told Global News there was an attempted take-down at the rear end of the mall, when a driver quickly drove away. Police say the suspect took a sharp turn, crashing into a tree, and into an undercover police cruiser in front of The Keg.
Officers told Global News Peterborough there is no threat to the public.
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