Attempted stabbing stopped in Ford City

Windsor police have made an arrest in an early morning stabbing on Saturday.

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.