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Man arrested after smashing glass doors with hammer, chasing three women from lobby

Victoria police recommending charges of mischief and assault for the man
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Victoria police took a man into custody on Thursday morning after he smashed two glass doors in with a hammer and chased after three women who fled the scene. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria police arrested a man on Thursday morning after he broke two large glass doors at a multi-unit residential building and threatened building occupants with a hammer.

Just before 7 a.m. on Sept. 10, officers were called to the 700-block of Herald Street to check on the well-being of a man.

A woman reported that the man was acting in a paranoid manner on the street, indicating that people were trying to harm him.

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The man’s behaviour escalated and the woman moved to a safe location within the lobby of a nearby multi-unit residential building.

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Building staff locked the glass doors to the building out of concern for their safety. The man brandished a hammer, smashed through the two glass doors and gained entry into the building. He then chased after three women who ran from the lobby.

Officers arrested the man, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the glass and was transported to hospital for treatment and a mental health assessment.

The man remains in hospital and the women were not physically injured during the incident.

VicPD is recommending charges of mischief under $5,000 and assault with a weapon.


 

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