A Kingston man was arrested Tuesday evening after he tried to rob a gas station with a comb, Kingston Police report.

The local force said in a news release that at about 9:45 p.m., a man was seen loitering in the parking lot of a gas station on Ontario Street. He then placed a bandana over his face and entered the store. The lone employee saw the man with his face covered and holding a red comb “like a knife” as he walked around. A manager of the store then entered and confronted the man, while a nearby witness called police regarding the suspicious behaviour. Responding officers found the man still near the gas station. When they spoke with him, he threatened to kill one of the officers.

The man was arrested and taken to police headquarters. During the booking process, the man threatened to kill another officer and then spat in his face.

A 24-year-old local man is charged with attempted robbery, mischief by interfering with property, harassment through threatening conduct, uttering threats to cause death, and assaulting police.

— The Whig-Standard