Police are on the lookout for a suspect who allegedly brandished a conducted energy weapon during a shoplifting incident in Kitchener yesterday.
Waterloo regional police say on Nov. 7, at around 7:40 a.m., police responded to a store in the area of Fairway Road South and Manitou Drive for a robbery report.
A store employee, a 23-year-old Brampton male, attempted to intervene and arrest an unknown male suspect who stole merchandise from the store. The unknown suspect brandished a conducted energy weapon and fled the area.
The suspect is described as a white male, 5-foot-7, with a slim build, wearing a black coat, black pants, and a black baseball cap.
The victim did not sustain physical injuries.
Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to call police at 519-570-9777, extension 8255.
To provide anonymous information, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit online at www.waterloocrimestoppers.com.
