New Westminster Police say a student was arrested Wednesday morning for being in possession of a knife and “causing a disturbance” inside New Westminster Secondary School.
The New Westminster Police Department says that an officer was at the for an unrelated matter when he was made aware of the situation.
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The officer located the student and “worked to de-escalate the situation”. After a “brief physical struggle”, the student was taken into police custody. The officer seized a knife and no one was injured during the arrest.
“Understandably there has been speculation about what occurred yesterday,” stated Sergeant Andrew Leaver.
“We want to provide this update so both parents and students have a clearer picture of what occurred. While there is speculation relating to a student being in possession of weapons we can confirm that no firearms nor replica firearms were involved in this situation, and no injuries were sustained by anyone involved.”
Charges against the youth are being considered.
Police continue to investigate and anyone with information is asked to call 604-525-5411 and quote file number 23-17635.