Numerous 911 Calls Reporting Man with Firearm

A Guelph man faces several charges after police received repeated 911 calls Tuesday about a male with a possible firearm.

Approximately 8:40 a.m. police received several calls about a male on a bicycle headed towards downtown with the barrel of a gun sticking out of his backpack. The man was located on Macdonell Street and a BB gun was recovered.

Investigation revealed the man is bound by several weapons prohibitions, including a probation order.

A 35-year-old Guelph man is charged with possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, failing to comply with an undertaking and two counts each of breaching a probation order and breaching a weapons prohibition order. He will appear in bail court Thursday.