KITCHENER -- One man was arrested after an altercation in Kitchener on Thursday afternoon.
Officers were called to the area of Chandler Drive and Mowat Boulevard in Kitchener around 3:10 p.m.
In a news release, police said there was a verbal altercation happened between two men. One man had a concealed hammer and officers stepped in when the man reached for it. He was arrested following a "high-risk takedown."
Police said they arrested a 38-year-old man and seized a hammer, a hatchet, along with suspected fentanyl and cannabis.
He's facing weapons and drug charges. He's been held in custody for a bail hearing.
