A Bruce County man was arrested by the Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS) shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Police said that a concerned citizen called 9-1-1 and reported seeing a man damaging property with an axe on 2nd Avenue West.
When police arrived they said they saw the man exiting a property carrying the weapon. Following negotiations, the 45-year-old surrendered the axe and was arrested without incident.
OSPS determined that the man had used the the axe to break out the window of a car parked on the property and damage some fencing.
The man faces several charges including possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and two counts of mischief.