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Playing with knife on city bus leads to charges for Guelph man

Man was detained by U of G police after getting off the bus there
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A Guelph man bound by several weapons prohibitions was arrested after he was observed with a knife on a bus Saturday night, Guelph police report.

Approximately 9:20 p.m. a Guelph Transit operator reported a male on the bus acting suspiciously, repeatedly opening and closing a folding knife. He exited the bus at the University of Guelph and was detained by officers from the Campus Safety Office.

Guelph Police Service officers arrived and determined the male was bound by several court orders not to possess weapons. A 19-year-old Guelph man is charged with possessing a prohibited weapon and three counts of failing to comply with orders.