Police in Sault Ste. Marie say a 48-year-old man faces robbery and assault charges after an incident that ended with three officers being assaulted. Officers with the Division 2 Unit of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service charged the man on Nov. 4 following the incident. Robbery reported on Queen Street Police said shortly after 8 p.m., 911 operators received a report of a robbery at a business in the 100 block of Queen Street East. “It was reported a suspect had made a gesture with a fist and verbally threatened an employee after refusing to pay for an item,” police said in a news release. Suspect chased people nearby, police say Officers were dispatched to the scene. Police said that upon arrival, officers heard someone yelling for help nearby and observed a person matching the description of the robbery suspect chasing people. “When officers intervened, the suspect attempted to punch one officer, grabbed the vest of a second officer, and punched a third officer,” police said. Despite physical resistance and an attempt to identify himself with a false name, the suspect was identified and taken into custody, police said. Charges laid The accused is charged with robbery, three counts of assaulting a peace officer, obstructing a peace officer and resisting a peace officer. The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
