Man smashes into former partner’s Hanover home, allegedly throws stone at police

Hanover police cruiser. (Scott Miller/CTV News London)

A Hanover man is facing more than a dozen charges after police said he tried to break into an ex-partner’s home and threw a stone at police officers.

Officers with the Hanover Police Service were called to a home on Country Road 28 on Saturday around 11:40 p.m.

When they arrived, they said they saw a man use a stone to smash through a back patio door. When they confronted him, the suspect reportedly threw a stone at the officers before running away.

Police called in backup from the West Grey Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police to try to find and arrest the suspect.

The man returned to the home soon after and a Hanover Police officer used a stun gun to subdue him. He was eventually taken into custody after what police called “a violent struggle.”

Police said he spat in the face of an officer while they were taking him to a police cruiser.

The 34-year-old man was charged with break and enter with intent, mischief under $5,000, resisting a peace officer, obstructing a peace officer, three counts of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, three counts of failure to comply with a release order and two counts of failure to comply with a probation order.