(Photo by OPP West Region Twitter)(Photo by OPP West Region Twitter)
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One person arrested in incident near Brockton

South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons incident in the Municipality of Brockton in Greenock Township Saturday.

Police said the Emergency Response Team, K-9 and aviation were called to Schmidt Lake Road just after 2 p.m. north of Chepstow.

One individual was located in an isolated area the road and taken into custody without incident.

A 19-year-old of Arran-Elderslie is now facing charges including unauthorized possession of a firearm, three counts of failure to comply with release order, and possession of a schedule I substance.

The accused was held for a bail hearing and subsequently remanded into custody.

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