A Kingston man is facing numerous charges from local police after shoplifting downtown then climbing through the store’s ceiling in an attempt to avoid police.

On Monday at about 7:30 p.m., a man went into the Dollarama downtown and selected various pieces of merchandise and concealed them inside his jacket. At 8 p.m., the man exited the store without making any attempt to pay for the concealed items. Store security caught up with the man, detained him and walked him back inside the store.

Once inside the store’s office, the man became agitated and lunged at one of the store security officers. He then pulled a knife out that had been concealed in his sleeve and swung it at the store security officers.

The security officers fled the office and from outside could hear the man destroying the room as well as a wall that led to an adjoining washroom.

The man also destroyed ceiling tiles and climbed into the ceiling.

The man continued to crawl around until Kingston Police officers arrived and found him hanging from the ceiling.

The man then fell from the ceiling and tried to flee. Officers quickly caught up with the man and arrested him. Police recovered the knife belonging to the accused, which turned out to be an illegal switchblade.

A 39-year-old local man was charged with assault with a weapon, mischief over $5,000, possessing a weapon while prohibited, possessing a weapon dangerous to public peace, and possessing a prohibited weapon without a licence. The man spent the night in police custody to await bail court.

Woman smashes balcony door chasing boyfriend

A woman is facing charges from Kingston Police after they said she smashed a glass balcony door and then threw a chair at her partner early Tuesday morning.

Local police said the couple were arguing in the woman’s apartment downtown before things became physical.

The woman then started to hit the man, so he fled to the balcony, locking himself outside. The woman then smashed the balcony window to get to the man. She then hit him with a lawn chair.

The woman then left and police were called. When officers arrived, they found the man still on the balcony.

“The apartment was in a state of complete disarray with belongings thrown everywhere and property broken,” police said.

Officers learned that the woman was still in the building, and in another apartment. At about 1:55 a.m., police found the woman and she was arrested.

The 24-year-old has been charged by police with assault and mischief under $5,000.

The woman spent the night in police custody to await bail court the next day.