A Peterborough man is facing assault charges after an incident at a Peterborough business on Wednesday morning.
According to the Peterborough Police Service, around 9:15 a.m., officers responded to reports of an assault on a store employee at a Lansdowne Street West business.
Police said the man tried to take some items from the store and became irate when confronted by store employees. The suspect verbally threatened the employees and then pushed a store cart at an employee.
A 41-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon, assault, theft under $5,000, failure to leave premises when directed, and three counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
He was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on May 17, police said Thursday.
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