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A Winnipeg Police officer was attacked and threatened at an Osborne Village grocery store Saturday evening, police said.
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At around 7:20 p.m., Winnipeg Police’s Property Crime Unit was assigned proactive duty with the Violent Crime Retail Theft Initiative in the Osborne Village neighbourhood.
While investigating an unrelated incident at a grocery store in the 400 block of River Avenue, an officer encountered a woman allegedly causing a disturbance within the store. The officer requested she leave the premises, at which point police said she threatened to kill and charged at the officer. The suspect proceeded to arm herself with a canister of insect/pest control and discharged it in the officer’s direction at close range.
A physical struggle ensued, with the suspect physically assaulting the officer in the upper body. Several officers intervened and arrested the suspect without further incident, police said.
The assault resulted in minor injuries for which the officer did not require medical assistance.
The woman is charged with assaulting an officer with a weapon, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, and resisting a police officer. She was also arrested on a warrant for failing to attend court. She was detained in police custody.
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