Shoplifter assaults security officer with stick
Thunder Bay Canada Dec 9 2020 A Thunder Bay man was arrested and charged following reports of an assault outside a drug store on the city’s south side Sunday.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the Shoppers Drug Mart located at 900 Arthur Street East just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 following reports of an assault in progress.
When officers arrived they learned a male suspect had exited the drug store with store merchandise he had not paid for.
Outside of the store a security guard confronted the accused, at which point the accused retrieved a weapon described as a bamboo stick and began assaulting the security guard.
After the assault, and just prior to police arriving, the accused fled on foot.
Officers located a suspect a short distance away and arrested him without further incident. He was transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.
Jason Andrew ANDERSON, 32, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Robbery, Failure to Comply With a Judicial Release and Breach of Probation.
He appeared in bail court on Monday, Dec. 7 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
