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.
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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