Police arrest 2 youths in Fall River, N.S., after weapons complaint, airsoft guns seized: RCMP

An RCMP vehicle is pictured. (CTV Atlantic / Melanie Price)

Two youths have been arrested in Fall River, N.S., after police received a weapons complaint last Friday.

Police responded to the report at a business in the 3200 block of Highway 2 around 9 p.m.

“Officers learned a youth had a firearm pointed at them by another youth, who then left the area in a Volkswagen Rabbit. The youths were known to one another,” reads an RCMP news release.

No injuries were reported.

Police say they went to a home on Perrin Drive and arrested the youth with help from the Halifax Regional Police Canine Unit.

A second youth was arrested for allegedly failing to comply with conditions of an undertaking.

The two of them were brought to the Lower Sackville RCMP Detachment.

The next day, a search warrant was executed at the home on Perrin Drive, which allegedly resulted in police seizing a long-barreled airsoft gun and a handgun-style airsoft gun.

“When reported, these situations are treated as high-risk, and officers must respond as though the firearm is real,” says Halifax RCMP Cpl. Mandy Edwards. “Carrying or using imitation firearms in public can quickly escalate into a dangerous situation and lead to serious criminal charges.”

Both youths have been released and are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date.

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