Teen charged after knife-point robbery in Fergus

An OPP cruiser in Feb. 2025. (CTV News/Sidra Jafri)

A 14-year-old is facing multiple robbery charges following an incident on Wednesday.

Ontario Provincial Police were called to a parking lot on Tower Street in Fergus around 11:30 a.m. It was reported that three youths had been robbed at knife-point by a teen.

None of the victims were harmed.

Officers were able to locate and charge the 14-year-old from Alma with armed robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

The suspect was released from police custody with an upcoming appearance at the Ontario Court of Justice.