Knife pulled downtown

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

************************* Male threatened with knife by two males

On the 20th of November at 1:06 a.m., a male reported to police that he was threatened by two males, not known to him, three hours prior while he was walking on Queen Street near Huron Street.

It is alleged that the two males, intoxicated at the time, walked up to him, a verbal altercation took place and at one point, one of the males pulled out a knife and said he would stab him.

The victim walked away from the males unharmed and later called police.

The males were described as being Native Canadians; 25-30 years of age, the male that threatened him was approximately 6’3, the other was about 5’9.

Both suspects were wearing black coats.

Officers attended in the area of the incident but were unable to locate any suspects fitting the description.

If you have any information regarding this crime, or any other crimes, please call the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers web site at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.

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