NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 10:43 p.m, 3 District (Welland/Fonthill) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended a gas station in the area of Niagara Street and Thorold Road in the City of Welland in response to a weapons call.
Officers arrived in the area and located a male matching the description and placed the male under arrest.
Further investigation revealed that the suspect was in possession of a black BB gun, brass knuckles, and a butterfly knife.
Coty Ducheno (30 years old) of Port Colborne was arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Possession of a weapon
- Fail to comply with release order (three counts)
- Fail to comply with probation order
- Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon (two counts)
Ducheno was held in custody pending a video bail hearing that is expected to take place on April 10, 2024 at the Robert S.K Welch Courthouse located at 59 Church Street in the City of St. Catharines.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1008980.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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