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Port Hope woman arrested following assault with weapon in Cobourg: police

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A Port Hope, Ont., woman faces charges including assault following an incident in Cobourg, Ont., early Wednesday.

According to the Cobourg Police Service, just after midnight, officers responded to a report of an argument between a man and a woman that involved a weapon at an east-end address.

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Police were told that during the argument, the woman threatened the man with a metal bar and charged at him.

A witness was able to take the bar away from the woman, who fled the scene. No injuries were reported.

Police located the suspect a short distance away.

A 30-year-old woman from Port Hope was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and failure to comply with probation.

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She was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg for a bail hearing later Wednesday.

 

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