A 55-year-old man is facing charges following an altercation with a crossing guard in Halifax on Friday.
Halifax Regional Police say at around 9 a.m., officers responded to an alleged assault on Lacewood Drive near Clayton Park Drive.
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Police say a crossing guard was trying to help pedestrians cross the street when a man who was also crossing became confrontational.
“The man then proceeded to physically assault the crossing guard before leaving the area,” police said in a news release Friday.
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The man was located a short distance away and arrested.
The suspect is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court at a later date to face charges of assault and property damage.
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