Security guard injured after attempted booze theft in city's north side

A 38-year-old security guard at the LCBO on Cumberland Street in Thunder Bay, Ont., was taken to hospital by ambulance after an attempted robbery on Sunday, May 20.

Police were called to the LBCO on Cumberland Street on Sunday, May 20

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Thunder Bay police officers were called to the LCBO on Cumberland Street on Sunday, May 20 to help a security officer with an arrest. (Doug Ives/THE CANADIAN PRESS)

A 38-year-old security guard at the LCBO on Cumberland Street in Thunder Bay, Ont. was taken to hospital by ambulance after an attempted robbery on Sunday, May 20.

Police said they were dispatched to the store just after 1:30 p.m. to assist a security guard after a 45-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman attempted to leave the store without paying for items.

The male resisted the arrest and struggled while officers attempted to take him into custody.

According to a written statement on Tuesday, the 45-year-old man was charged with robbery and assault causing bodily harm. He appeared in court over the Victoria Day long weekend and was remanded into custody.