Sarnia police cruiser outside Sarnia City Hall. Blackburn News Sarnia photo.Sarnia police cruiser outside Sarnia City Hall. Blackburn News Sarnia photo.
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Man facing several charges after arrest in Sarnia

A 49-year-old man is facing several charges after an incident on Boxing Day.

Sarnia police say they were called to London Line around 9 a.m. on December 26, after reports of a man standing in the road and hitting the ground with an object.

Police allege that when they arrived on scene, they found the man outside the entrance of a local business holding a tool that appeared to consist of a crowbar handle with a sledgehammer on one end and a pickaxe on the other.

The man complied when directed to drop the object.

Police saw fresh damage to the roadway and placed the man under arrest.

He is facing several charges, including failure to comply with a release order. 

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