Peterborough police made arrests in two separate incidents involving knives in a span of four hours in the downtown on Friday afternoon.
Both incidents occurred along Brock Street.
The first incident, which happened around 1:45 p.m., saw officers respond to reports of a man with a knife allegedly threatening and assaulting other men in the area of Brock and Chambers streets. No injuries were reported.
Police located the suspect and a woman not far from the area and recovered three knives — two that are considered prohibited weapons.
Alisha Newell-Breen, 21, of Oshawa, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order. She was released on an undertaking and will appear in court in Peterborough on Dec. 15.
Jacob Moore, 23, of Peterborough, was charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a dangerous weapon, uttering threats, and failure to comply with probation.
He was held in custody and made a weekend court appearance and will make a second court appearance on Monday.
In the second incident around 5:15 p.m., officers were called to the area of Brock and George streets about an altercation between two people with knives.
Officers located a knife on the ground and a knife on the accused. No one was injured in the altercation.
Noah Dormer, 22, of Peterborough, was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
He was held in custody and made a weekend court appearance and will make a second court appearance on Monday.
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