Six teenagers from Brampton, Caledon and Toronto were arrested and charged after a report of a man with a gun seen near Harold Brathwaite Secondary School. Friday, Dec. 14.

Police were called to the area around 1:20 p.m. and three schools — Brathwaite, Great Lakes Public Elementary and St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Elementary — were put under a hold and secure order as officers searched the area.

But responding officers were on scene quickly and arrested several suspects. The hold and secure orders were only in place for about 40 minutes.

“They seized brass knuckles and a pellet gun,” said Peel police spokesperson Const. Heather Cannon.