Two 16-year-old Peterborough girls are each facing an assault charge after allegedly spraying a store employee in the face with an air freshener on Sunday afternoon (April 12).
At around 3:10 p.m., police officers were called to a store in Northcrest Plaza at Marina Boulevard and Hilliard Street.
Upon arriving, officers learned that two girls had sprayed a store employee in the face with an air freshener.
Officers started searching the area and spotted two girls matching the description given to police walking on Parkway Trail.
When the girls saw the officers, they tried to run away but the officers caught up with them and took them into custody.
As a result of the investigation, each of the girls was arrested and charged with assault with a weapon. Both were released on an undertaking and are scheduled to appear in court on May 25.
