Charges laid against man found hiding in classroom closet

A man caught hiding in a closet in a Regina classroom is facing charges.

Regina police said officers were called Tuesday at about 5:20 p.m., to a school near College Avenue on Ramsey Drive.

Police didn’t say what school was involved, but the only educational facilities in that area are the University of Regina’s College Avenue campus and the Centre for Continuing Education.

A media release from police said officers responded to “a report of a male hiding in a storage closet in one of the classrooms where children were present. The male exited the closet causing a disturbance in the classroom and then locked himself in a nearby washroom.”

According to the release, security officers helped police get into the washroom and the 33-year-old man was arrested.

He was charged with causing a disturbance, failing to comply with conditions, and breach of probation. The man made his first court appearance Wednesday.