Two schools on hold-and-secure after possible weapon sighting in Brampton

A pair of schools were been put on hold-and-secure orders while police investigated a possible weapon sighting in Brampton.

Just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Peel Regional Police said both Heart Lake Secondary School and Conestoga Public School had been placed on a hold-and-secure.

The schools are located on Conestoga Drive, and a police spokesperson tells Insauga.com that officers were called to the area for reports of a “discarded weapon.”

A police spokesperson told Insauga.com that police were in the are investigating.

The hold-and-secure orders were lifted around 2 p.m., but did not say whether a weapon was located.

Hold-and-secure orders are used by police as a precaution at schools, and are considered less serious than a full lockdown.

HOLD AND SECURE:

-Heart Lake PSS
-Conestoga PES

-Police investigating a matter in the vicinity, Hold & Secure put in place as a precaution.

PR230362463

— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) November 9, 2023

Two Brampton schools on Conestoga Drive were put on hold-and-secure orders on Nov. 9, 2023. Photo: Google Maps