Bear spray used on security guard during robbery at Ontario mall, police say [Video]

Police have charged a man and a teenager from Hamilton who robbed a Nike and used bear mace against an employee at an Ontario mall.

The Halton Regional Police Service says the robbery happened on May 2 around 6 p.m. at the Nike store inside the Mapleview Shopping Centre in Burlington.

Police say the suspects stole clothing items from the store and fled with mall security giving chase.

That led to a confrontation in the mall parking lot where one of the suspects “used bear spray” on a security guard before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.

Police say the security officer was transported to hospital with minor injuries.

An investigation led police to a vehicle that had been previously reported stolen in Hamilton, as well as two suspects who were arrested on Saturday.

The Halton Regional Police Service says Tyson Larsh, 19, of Hamilton, and a 17-year-old male from …