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Kitchener man arrested in connection with gun incident in Rockway-Eastwood area

The crest on a Waterloo regional police officer's sleeve. Kevin Nielsen / Global News

A Kitchener man was arrested after Waterloo regional police received reports of a man with a gun in the Rockway-Eastwood area of Kitchener over the weekend.

Officers were dispatched to the King Street-Montgomery Road area on Saturday at around 1 a.m. after police were called about a man in that area having a concealed weapon.

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Police say the officers tracked down the suspect a short time later before making an arrest.

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According to police, the weapon in question was a BB gun.

The man is facing charges of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and a breach of probation.

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There were no injuries reported to police as a result of the incident.

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