Police warns residents of uptick in random attacks in east Windsor

Police are asking residents of the area of Tecumseh Road East and Lauzon Parkway to Hawthorne and Lauzon Road to practice caution due to a uptick in random attacks. (Windsor Police Service/Twitter - image credit)
Police are asking residents of the area of Tecumseh Road East and Lauzon Parkway to Hawthorne and Lauzon Road to practice caution due to a uptick in random attacks. (Windsor Police Service/Twitter - image credit)

Windsor police are asking for the public's caution after a recent uptick in random attacks in the area of Tecumseh Road East and Lauzon Parkway to Hawthorne and Lauzon Road.

Police said in a series of tweets Sunday the group of young suspects, dressed in black and wearing masks, are "suspected of robbery of an iPhone, an assault in the 3500 block of Forest Glade and randomly spraying a toxic substance on two youths."

All victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police have increased patrols in the area and are asking residents of the are to "use caution" around the Hawthorne skate park area.

Residents of the area are being asked to check security cameras for any suspicious activity.