Police arrest one youth following recent violent attacks in Mount Pearl
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary has arrested one youth it says is connected with recent violent attacks in Mount Pearl.
In a news release issued at 5 p.m. NT Monday, the RNC said a male youth is in custody facing charges in relation to one of two recent attacks on Roosevelt Avenue. He currently faces charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, uttering threats, disguising with intent and breaches.
The RNC says more charges are expected to land, along with more arrests.
Police are continuing to investigate the two attacks, alleged to have took place on different parts of Roosevelt Avenue shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
CBC News has learned a bat-like weapon was used in one of the attacks, which left a man severely injured.
The RNC said a second attack happened a short time later. Social media reports suggest another man was beaten with a kind of stick, sprayed with an unknown substance that burned his eyes and had his nose broken.
Both men were taken to hospital with serious injuries, according to a news release issued by the RNC on Saturday.
Police believe the attackers in both incidents are a group of young people in the Mount Pearl area, and are asking anyone with relevant information or video footage to come forward.
Earlier on Monday, Mayor Dave Aker said council is "very concerned about what we've observed."
"Our residents don't feel safe. They don't feel comfortable in our city anymore when they hear stories of a baseball bat, for example, being used to attack people."
The RNC investigated similar attacks in January, calling it organized criminal activity.
Aker said he feels not enough is being done to cut down on these repetitive attacks.
"The justice system is starting to let us down. There seems to be no accountability," he said.
"I'm fairly confident speaking for our businesses and our residents that crime is generally not so bad, but these isolated incidences are very violent and they have to stop."
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