WEAPONS INVESTIGATION 25-116134

WEAPONS INVESTIGATION 
London teen arrested

LONDON, ON (November 24, 2025) – A London teen has been charged after members of the London Police Service responded to a weapons call late last week in the city’s north end.

On Friday, November 21, 2025, at approximately 9:35 p.m., an employee at a business in the area of North Centre Road and Fanshawe Park Road East asked a group of teenagers to leave the business as they were disturbing customers.

One of the youths, a teenaged boy, began to argue with the employee before assaulting him and threatening him with a knife.  When a second employee intervened, the teen threw a water bottle at him before fleeing the area on foot.

Police were called and provided a description of the suspect.

Officers located and arrested the youth a short distance away.

No injuries were reported.

As a result of the investigation, a 16-year-old male, of London, who cannot be named under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with the following offences:

·       Two (2) counts of assault with a weapon;

·       Assault; and,

·       Disobeying order of the court.

The accused is scheduled to reappear today in London court in relation to the charges.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to London Middlesex Crime Stoppers.

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