A 17-year-old has been charged after police in West Nipissing received a complaint about an imitation handgun last weekend. The call came in around 8:55 p.m. on Oct. 11 about a person in possession of a handgun on Ethel Street in West Nipissing, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Oct. 13. “Police located a 17-year-old in possession of an imitation air pistol and a bottle of liquor,” police said. “Both items were seized.” The teen has been charged with weapons offences and with having liquor while under the age of 19. The matter will be heard in the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on a future date in 2026.
