Two Teenage Girls Charged With Assault After Spraying Store Employee With Air Freshener

Two 16-year-old Peterborough girls are facing an assault charge against a store employee in the north end after an incident on Sunday afternoon.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

At roughly 3:10 p.m., Community F.I.R.S.T officers were called to a business in the Marina Boulevard and Hilliard Street area after an employee was assaulted. Officers learned that an employee at a store had been sprayed in the face with an air freshener. Officers started searching the area and spotted two girls matching the description given to the police walking on a nearby trail. When the girls saw the officers, they started running away. The officers caught up with them and took them into custody.

As a result of the investigation:

Two 16-year-old Peterborough girls were arrested and charged with:

  • Assault with a weapon

Both accused were released on an undertaking and are scheduled to appear in court on May 25. 

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