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'Irate male' assaulted Newfoundland officers with block of cheese, police say

Newfoundland police say patrol officers were assaulted Thursday with a male wielding a block of cheese. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie Newfoundland police say patrol officers were assaulted Thursday with a male wielding a block of cheese. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -

Police in Newfoundland say patrol officers were assaulted Thursday by a "very irate male" wielding a block of cheese.

A media release from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the incident occurred when officers responded to a disturbance at a residence in central St. John's, N.L., at around 9 p.m.

The release says they encountered an angry man who then assaulted the officers with "a block of cheese."

Police say they arrested the man, and charged him with assault, assaulting a police officer and breach of probation.

He was taken to a lockup facility in St. John's to await a court appearance.

The RNC did not say if the officers were injured or what kind of cheese was used.

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