On April 1, 2016, at approximately 2:20 p.m, police were dispatched to a weapons offence on the 1800 block of Broad Street. A sixteen year-old male had approached a thirty-nine year-old male requesting money. When the thirty-nine year-old refused, the sixteen year-old male then assaulted him year-old with a knife.
The 39 year-old male was transported to hospital with injuries described as minor.
A sixteen year old youth, who cannot be named in accordance with the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with Armed Robbery [343(D) CC] and Fail to Comply [137 YCJA]. The youth makes his first appearance on these charges in Youth Court on Monday, April 4th, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.