On Monday, June 1, 2020, at approximately 9:20 p.m., officers on general patrol in the downtown core observed a male kicking garbage bags that had been placed on the sidewalk along the roadway.
Officers approached the male and asked him to stop.
The male ignored all verbal commands and became assaultive towards officers on the scene.
As a result of a subsequent police investigation, 30-year-old Michael Kitchen of Cobourg was arrested and charged with the following:
Assault Peace Officer
Destroys or Damages Property
Fail to Comply with Probation
Kitchen was held in police custody and scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on June 2, 2020 for a show cause hearing.
