Kids are using bear spray in swarmings, robberies, assaults and large brawls.

Hamilton police are seizing it from high school lockers and from teens and children — some as young as 10 years old — who have armed themselves for “protection” or to hurt others.

These concerning incidents, which police warn are on the rise, are behind a request for the City of Hamilton to consider a bylaw regulating the sale of the noxious substance.

There is no reason anyone needs bear spray in the city, said Ward 7 Coun. Esther Pauls, who is putting forward a motion to the general issues committee June 11. Crime

Four teens charged in Hamilton police project targeting youth crime

Project Street Light is targeting youth crime on the Mountain, following swarmings, assaults and

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