{"id":15202788,"date":"2026-07-09T18:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/boys-11-and-12-assault-8-year-old-with-bear-spray-hamilton-police-say\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:34:03","slug":"boys-11-and-12-assault-8-year-old-with-bear-spray-hamilton-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/boys-11-and-12-assault-8-year-old-with-bear-spray-hamilton-police-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys, 11 and 12, assault 8-year-old with bear spray, Hamilton police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/1.7599591,1783546578198\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%2820%2C10%2C5642%2C3173%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29\" alt=\"A canister of bear spray on a countertop.\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" title=\"Canisters of bear spray sold in Saskatoon stores, July 31, 2025.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hamilton police say an 11 and 12-year-old broke into a Canadian Tire store Tuesday, stole bear spray then assaulted an eight-year-old with it near Upper Ottawa Street and Rymal Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/assault-charges-hamilton-july-7-9.7264504?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News &#8211; 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