A Peterborough man is facing charges, including assault with a weapon and mischief, after an incident involving a woman and a city bus on Saturday morning.
Around 9:30 a.m., the Peterborough Police Service received a call about a man who had allegedly attempted to pull a windshield wiper off of a city bus in the middle of the intersection of Lansdowne Street and Ashburnham Drive in the city’s east end.
Police found the suspect and discovered the bus had a damaged wiper blade and a headlight.
Police say that just prior to the incident, the suspect allegedly threw a rock and struck the leg of a woman who was walking in the same area.
Peter Clark Bittner, 38, of no fixed address in Peterborough, was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon, mischief under $5,000, and failure to comply with a probation order.
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on June 23, police said.