NEWS RELEASE
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE
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Waterloo Regional Police have charged a male in connection to a robbery and multiple break-and-enters in Kitchener and Waterloo.
On Feb. 24, at approximately 4 a.m., police responded to an in-progress break-and-enter at a business on Lancaster Street West in Kitchener.
Upon arrival, police located and arrested a male inside the store.
Through investigation, officers determined that the same male was responsible for a convenience store robbery in Kitchener earlier that morning, as well as three additional commercial break-ins, two on King Street North in Waterloo and another on Lancaster Street West in Kitchener.
The male, a 32-year-old from Kitchener, has been charged with the following offences:
- robbery with a weapon
- break, enter and commit theft (three counts)
- break, enter – attempt
The accused was held in police custody for a bail hearing.
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