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Needle wielder threatens restaurant staff

A drug-addled woman threatened the staff of a restaurant with needles on Wednesday. Responding to a holdup alarm at 20th Avenue and Victoria Street at about 1:30 p.m., RCMP apprehended a 50-year old Prince George resident without further incident.
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A drug-addled woman threatened the staff of a restaurant with needles on Wednesday.

Responding to a holdup alarm at 20th Avenue and Victoria Street at about 1:30 p.m., RCMP apprehended a 50-year old Prince George resident without further incident.

Police said she was found in possession of stolen cheques and was breaching the conditions of a release order from a previous incident. She was held overnight and is to appear in court later today, pending charge approval from Crown counsel.