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Downtown foot chase leads to man's arrest

Suspect allegedly assaulted another person on Lisgar Street
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A 19-year-old man was arrested May 9 after leading police on a foot chase in downtown Sudbury.

A 19-year-old man was arrested May 9 after leading police on a foot chase in downtown Sudbury.

Greater Sudbury Police Service responded to a call of a disturbance on Lisgar Street at about 2:40 p.m. 

A fight had taken place when one man was assaulted by another man near Canada Post.

Officers arrived on scene and were provided a description of the man who had left the scene.

Officers saw a man meeting the description on Durham Street. When the suspect saw the officers, he fled on foot.

The officers chased down the suspect on foot and apprehended him a short time later.