RNC arrest woman after two assaults in St. John's

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary arrested 34-year-old Alyssa Spurrell following multiple assaults in St. John’s on Thursday afternoon.

Police responded to a report of an assault where a male had been assaulted by an unknown female and received non-life-threatening injuries. Officers who attended the area were unable to locate the female suspect.

While conducting routine patrols around 5:30 p.m., officers observed Spurrell on Lime Street where she fled on foot and assaulted a passerby. Officers arrested Spurrell and she was held to appear in court today on two counts of assault and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.