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Police say Cambridge woman threatened store staff with needle

Was confronted by staff as she left a store without paying for product
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A Cambridge woman faces several charges after a Guelph store was robbed early Monday, report Guelph police.

They say they were called to a business on Woodlawn Road West around 1:25 a.m. A female had left the store with approximately $250 worth of product. When a staff member followed in an attempt to stop her, the woman uttered a threat and brandished what was believed to be a needle.

Police checked the area and located the woman behind a nearby business.

A 35-year-old Cambridge woman is charged with robbery, assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats. She was held for a bail hearing.