Three people were arrested as part of a high-risk takedown near Lansdowne Place mall in Peterborough on Friday afternoon.
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Peterborough Police Service officers and members of its emergency response team and drug enforcement unit officers made arrests at the mall around 3:20 p.m. as part of an ongoing investigation involving firearms and drug offences.Police say at that time the vehicle occupied by the two individuals made contact with a vehicle being operated by an on-duty police officer on High Street.The officer and one of the suspects each sustained minor injuries, police said.
A short time after the arrests a third individual was arrested in relation to this same investigation, but at a separate location.
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Police officers at the scene told Global News there was an attempted take-down at the rear end of the mall, when a driver quickly drove away. Police say the suspect took a sharp turn, crashing into a tree, and into an undercover police cruiser in front of The Keg.
Officers told Global News Peterborough there is no threat to the public.
More to come.
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