St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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Assault charge laid after security guard bitten

A St. Thomas woman is accused of biting a security guard at a downtown organization that offers assistance to the homeless.

St. Thomas police were called to the unnamed organization on Friday. Officers determined during an altercation between a woman and a security guard the guard was bitten.

A 45-year-old woman from St. Thomas was arrested.

She has since been charged with one count of assault and was released from custody with a future court date.

Police did not release the name of the organization, stating only that it provides services to the marginalized and unhoused.

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