Convenience store clerk assaulted

Two people were arrested after a convenience store clerk was assaulted in Elmwood Saturday night.

Winnipeg police were called to the store in the 400 block of Talbot Avenue at about 7:12 p.m. Jan. 3 for a report of an employee being assaulted with various items from the store following a dispute with two people. The clerk didn’t need medical attention. Police went to the store and watched security video footage. While officers were there, the suspects returned to the store.

The suspects tried to claim they had been assaulted by the employee, the Winnipeg Police Service stated in a news release Sunday.

A 37-year-old man has been charged with assault with a weapon. A 40-year-old woman is facing the same charge.