A 45 year old St. Thomas man was arrested Wednesday night after assaulting a female in a parking lot on Wellington Street.
Police report that they were called after the man assaulted the female in the parking lot of a homeless shelter as she waited to enter, and say the woman was kicked and punched by the man until staff opened the door to let her in.
Officers attended and took the man into custody without incident where police seized a stolen credit card that was traced back to a vehicle entry reported back in September
As a result, the man was charged with one count of Assault and one count Possession of Stolen Property.
He was later released on an Undertaking with court date.

