On November 26, 2019, shortly before 1:00 p.m., police attended St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Hamilton for a disturbance in the back parking lot. When police arrived they located a large crowd along with a mother standing by her vehicle.

Police learned the mother attended the school holding an expandable baton during a verbal dispute with a student holding a knife. The mother was upset about her child being involved in an earlier altercation off school property which had migrated back to the school parking lot. School officials were able to subdue the situation before anyone received injuries.

The police investigation identified that the two involved individuals were both responsible for threatening each other. The adult and youth were arrested and charged.

Female (38-year-old) Hamilton resident

• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose

• Released on a Promise to Appear in Court

Male (17-year-old) Hamilton resident

• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Person

• Released on a Promise to Appear in Youth Justice Court

If you have information that can assist in this investigation please call the Mountain Patrol Staff Sergeant at (905)546-3886.

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com

Through an investigation, police determined that there was no threat to the school’s safety. The student has been charged criminally and currently serving a school suspension.

Charged: Male Youth (14 years) Hamilton resident

• Utter Threat to Cause Death or Bodily Harm

Hamilton Police take these threats extremely seriously and investigate each threat to ensure schools remain safe places for students and staff. The consequences for making a threat may lead to arrest and criminal charges, as well as suspension or expulsion from school. We ask families to talk with their children about the seriousness of making violent threats.

If your child is aware of a threat, contact the police or inform your school principal immediately.

If you have any information that you believe could assist the Police with this investigation, you are asked to contact Mountain Staff Sergeant at 905-546-3886.

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com