A man wielded a hammer at police officers and bystanders before being arrested this week at a Penticton grocery store. On July 18, 2022, at 5:15 p.m., front-line officers responded to a report of a male causing a disturbance inside Safeway on Main Street Police report that the man, a 32-year-old of no fixed address, became upset when Animal Control seized his dog while the store’s security personnel were processing him for allegedly committing theft. The man pulled out a hammer and began running around the parking lot threatening to assault people and damaging property. Officers arrived, and with the assistance of the public, were able to safely arrest the man. Charges of mischief, theft, uttering threats and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose are to be forwarded to the BC Prosecution Service.
