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Man charged after brick shatters glass window near downtown Guelph: police

On Wednesday, Guelph police say the man appeared to be filming a woman and two 14-year-old girls at a west-end splash pad. The woman confronted the man, and he fled on foot. Ken Hashizume/CJOY

Guelph police made an arrest after a brick was thrown through the window of a social service agency.

Officers responded to a building near the downtown just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday after a man was asked to leave following a physical altercation.

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Investigators said he picked up a brick once he was outside and threw it through a large window, causing it to shatter.

Police said a woman sitting inside near the window was hit in the back and sustained minor cuts to both of her legs from the broken glass.

A 19-year-old has been charged with assault and mischief.

He’ll appear in court on July 9.

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