(St. John’s, NL), August 4, 2023 – The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) made an arrest yesterday following a response to a report of an assault in St. John’s.

RNC Operational Patrol Services (OPS) responded to the area of Military Road in St. John’s around 3:10 p.m. Thursday, August 3, 2023, following a report of a disturbance at a business. On arrival, officers located a male that had minor physical injury resulting from an assault. The person responsible had left the area on foot. Responding officers were able to locate the male suspect a short time later, taking the male into custody without incident.

As a result of an investigation into the event, a 45-year-old male from St. John’s was arrested and charged with assault and breach of court order. The accused was held in custody to appear in Provincial Court today.

Anyone with information to assist investigators is asked to contact the RNC at 709-729-8000 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously: #SayItHere 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit www.nlcrimestoppers.com or use the P3Tips app.

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 File # 2023-44211

Cst. James Cadigan  #775
Media Relations Officer
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
media@rnc.gov.nl.ca