Niagara man assaults female cannabis-store clerk, commits indecent act at liquor store: police

Police arrested him on Nov. 10.

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Smalltown Graffiti Staff
November 11, 2025

A Niagara-on-the-Lake man was arrested Sunday after allegedly assaulting a female clerk at a cannabis store in St. Catharines.

Niagara Police say 58-year-old Kenneth Bettes also approached several women at a liquor store in Grimsby and made “sexual gestures and comments.”

In an unrelated incident, Bettes also allegedly “threw a bottle of water at a male employee at a farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake.”

Bettes was arrested on Nov. 10 and charged with:

  • 3 counts of Criminal Harassment

  • Assault

  • Indecent Act

  • Assault with a Weapon

Police kept Bettes in custody until his bail hearing on Nov. 11.

Police say they have “reason to believe that there may be other victims” and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

They did not release Bettes’ photo, but described him as:

  • Male

  • White

  • 6 ft tall

  • 240lb

  • Shaved head

  • Grey facial hair

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