Woman Arrested After Guelph Police Officer Was Threw a Cigarette | The Canadian News

Guelph police say a 39-year-old woman was arrested after an officer lit a cigarette in her face Sunday morning.

Officers were in the Edinburgh Road and June Avenue area investigating a report that someone was stealing a bicycle.

In a press release, police said they detained a woman shortly after 9 a.m. who matched the description of a suspect.

While speaking to the woman, police said that she threw her lit cigarette directly at an officer and hit him in the face.

The officer was not injured.

The woman has been accused of assaulting a police officer. She will appear in court on February 4.

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