LATEST STORIES:

Teen arrested in Facebook Marketplace transaction assault in Hamilton

Two teens charged, two youths wanted in Welland stolen vehicle collision

U of T rejects report, recommendations on anti-Muslim, anti-Arab discrimination

Western University business school reviewing use of AI tutor by professors

Brantford police say home robbery believed to be targeted

Ontario to cap OSAP growth at career colleges following massive increases

Teen arrested in Facebook Marketplace transaction assault in Hamilton

  • By: Marney Carmichael
  • Updated:
Make us a preferred source on Google
A Hamilton police cruiser and badge are pictured. (Photo Courtesy of Hamilton Police Service)
Share this story...

Hamilton police have arrested a teenage boy for assault in relation to a Facebook Marketplace transaction this summer.

Police say on Aug. 16 a woman went to the Tim Hortons at 620 King St. West to sell a diamond ring she had listed on Facebook Marketplace.

Police report that the woman met two suspects and agreed on a price. One suspect appeared to send an electronic payment, but the woman did not receive it.

One of the suspects then attempted to take the ring.

READ MORE: Hamilton police warn Mountain residents as thefts from inside cars spikes

The woman held onto the ring but was dragged from her vehicle and sprayed in the face with what investigators believe was bear spray.

Following an investigation, Hamilton police arrested and charged a 17-year-old with robbery, assault with a weapon, possession contrary to order and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to call police at 905-546-3821.

 

Related Stories