Charges have been laid against a 17-year-old girl after a London security guard was threatened with a knife while trying to stop a robbery suspect.
According to London police, a teenage girl walked into a business, which police did not name, in the area of Oxford Street West and Platt's Lane around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The girl allegedly stole property and when confronted by a security guard pulled out a knife and made threats. She then took off on a bicycle.
A description of the teen was given to police, who arrested a suspect a short distance away.
A search of the suspect turned up a knife, police said.
A 17-year-old girl, whose name cannot be released due to her age, has been charged with robbery. She is scheduled to appear in court on December 11.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
