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Police lay charges in Gravenhurst assault investigation

Police quickly located the suspect, who was known to the victim
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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GRAVENHURST - On Feb. 22, 2019 at 4:20 p.m. Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a report of an attack on a woman that occurred on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst. The victim had been walking on the sidewalk when a vehicle stopped beside her and a woman jumped out and sprayed her in the face with a type of chemical and assaulted her.

Police quickly located the suspect, who was known to the victim, and as a result of their investigation into the matter, arrested and charged 22 year-old Kate Van Loan of Gravenhurst with assault CC 266. She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 26, 2019 to answer to her charge

Anyone with information is asked to please call Bracebridge OPP at (888)310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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