Guelph police say they have laid charges after one of their officers and an employee were assaulted at an east-end business.
Police said officers were dealing with an unrelated incident on Thursday morning when they heard screaming coming from a business near Gordon and Wellington streets.
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Investigators learned a man entered a store and went behind the counter and assaulted a female employee.
Officers arrived and ordered the man to the ground, but police said he ignored them and ran at one officer while throwing punches.
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He was arrested after being taken to the floor.
The employee is in her 60s and was treated for minor injuries in hospital.
A 38-year-old will appear in court on June 21.
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