Man bites officer after allegedly cutting down sign with chainsaw

A Guelph police cruiser is pictured on a street on Aug. 3, 2022. (Daniel Caudle/CTV News Kitchener)

A Guelph Police Service officer was bitten while responding to a call about a man who removed a ‘For Sale’ sign with a chainsaw.

It happened on Wednesday around 12:45 p.m. in a west-end nieghbourhood. Police were told a man had used a chainsaw to remove a sign from a neighbouring property. The man was also previously wanted on other charges, including mischief, in a dispute with another neighbour.

The man was arrested, but when he was taken back to the police station he became combative and bit the officer’s forearm.

The 52-year-old was charged with assaulting police, criminal harassment, two counts of mischief under $5,000 and uttering threats.