A man has been arrested after allegedly striking an employee of a downtown food retailer with a shopping cart last week, according to a press release from the VicPD.
The alleged incident occurred on Jan. 4 at the food retailer at the 700 block of Yates Street, where the suspect had attempted to punch the victim and proceeded to spit on the employee.
The VicPD responded to the incident and promptly located and arrested the suspect while on the scene. The victim was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the VicPD, the suspect was well known to police and had a prior assault-related conviction.
“The repeat nature of this offender is concerning, and attacks like this can impact our collective sense of security,” says VicPD Chief Del Manak. “VicPD is pursuing all the tools in our toolbox to mitigate the risk chronic offenders like this impose while fully acknowledging the limits that exist within the criminal justice system today.”
The suspect currently remains in custody pending a future court date.
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