A quick response from police thwarted an attempted stabbing in Windsor’s Ford City neighbourhood on Saturday afternoon. At approximately 3 p.m., officers were responding to unrelated call in the 1000-block of Drouillard Road when they heard screams coming from further down the street. Several bystanders began gesturing and yelling, alerting officers to a disturbance. Two men were observed in an altercation, and police say it appeared that one man was running from the other, ducking and crouching behind a parked vehicle. As officers approached, the aggressor reportedly fled the scene toward the area behind a business. The investigation revealed that the suspect allegedly chased the victim with a knife and attempted to stab him. The suspect was quickly located at a nearby residence and exited after officers issued verbal commands. Police say he was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon and failure to comply with a probation order.
