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Windsor police have issued an arrest warrant for one suspect and are asking for the public’s help identifying a second person after an employee was assaulted at a downtown business.
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Officers responded shortly after 3 p.m. on March 14 to reports of an assault at a store located in the 500 block of Ouellette Avenue.
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Following an investigation, police learned that a female suspect had initially visited the downtown business, made a purchase, then left.
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However, police said she returned “a short time later” accompanied by a male suspect and claimed that she had purchased the wrong product.
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This resulted in a verbal altercation between the suspects and an employee at the store, police said.
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According to police, the male suspect started throwing an damaging items in the store. Police said the pair of suspects assaulted the employee. The male suspect allegedly used a store item to strike the employee multiple times.
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Police said the employee’s injuries were non-life-threatening.
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Windsor police have issued a warrant for the arrest of the 37-year-old male suspect. He is wanted on charges of assault with a weapon, assault, and mischief under $5,000.
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The male suspect is described as black, 5’8″ tall, with a slender build and dreadlocks.
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Police are still working to identify the second female suspect involved in the incident.
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She is described as a black female, approximately 30 to 45 years old, 5’4” tall, with a medium build, and black hair. At the time of the incident, police said she was wearing a grey sweater, beige toque, blue jeans, and black-and-white running shoes.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Windsor Police Service Major Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at catchcrooks.com.
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Madeline Mazak
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