15-year-old arrested for chasing youth with “large knife” near Port Moody school

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Port Moody arrested a 15-year-old following an altercation involving a “large knife” near a high school Monday afternoon.

The Port Moody Police Department was called after witnesses saw  an altercation “between youth at a bus stop” in the 1300 block of David Avenue.

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“Witnesses reported a physical altercation between two youths, which escalated to one of the youths chasing the other with a large knife through a busy crowd of students,” said police in a statement.

Fortunately, no one was injured and police arrested a 15-year-old suspect later that evening.

“This incident was so brazen and occurred as hundreds of youth were leaving school for the day,” states Cst. Sam Zacharias.

“We are aware there is a video circulating of this incident and we know there are many witnesses who have yet to speak with us.”

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to called police at 604-461-3456.

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