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$9,000,000 Drug Bust

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have seized over $9 million worth of drugs and more than $800,000 in currency in connection to an organized crime drug trafficking investigation. This is one of the largest drug seizures in WRPS’ history.  In March 2023, Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) Patrol officers responded to a report of […]

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Pedestrian Collision

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Traffic Services Unit is investigating a serious, pedestrian-involved collision in Waterloo. On May 2, 2024, at approximately 9:25 p.m., emergency services responded to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle at Northfield Drive West and Havelock Drive. The involved vehicle, described as a […]

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Magic Mushroom Arrests

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have arrested and charged two females with drug-related offences after completing search warrants at two businesses in Waterloo Region. On May 2, 2024, members of the Direct Action Response Team (DART) completed search warrants at businesses in the areas of King Street East in Cambridge and Victoria Street South and […]

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Steven Lehmann Arrested For Sexual Assault & Exploitation

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Special Victims Unit have arrested a male in connection to a sexual assault investigation in Waterloo. In March 2024, police received a report of a historical sexual assault that took place between 2008 and 2009. As a result of the ongoing investigation, on April 10, […]

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Two Arrested For Brandishing Weapons

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have arrested two youths after a weapons-related incident at Victoria Park in Kitchener. On April 15, 2024, at approximately 4 p.m., police responded to reports of two male youths brandishing and pointing a firearm at parkgoers in Victoria Park. Police quickly attended the area and began a search for the […]

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$60,000 In Stolen Goods Recovered

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police’s General Investigations Unit (GIU) is continuing a break and enter investigation. On April 10, 2024, police received a report regarding a commercial break and enter that took place in March 2024. The incident occurred in the area of Notre Dame Drive and Snyders Road East in Wilmot Township.  On […]

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Fatal Shooting Around Homer Watson In Kitchener

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Country Hills East area of Kitchener.  On April 11, 2024, at approximately 11:55 p.m., police responded to a report of an injured male in the area of Homer Watson Boulevard and Block Line Road. Upon arrival, police located a male with injuries consistent […]

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WRPS Endanger Community By Withholding Names Of Human Traffickers

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have charged two individuals and seized proceeds of crime in connection to a human trafficking investigation in Cambridge. In March 2023, police began an investigation after receiving a report that a business operating as a spa in the area of Industrial Road and McGovern Drive was offering sexual services. Through […]

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Hwy 85 Hit & Run Suspect At Large

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Neighbourhood Policing North Division is investigating a hit and run motor vehicle collision in Kitchener. On April 9, 2024, at approximately 7:50 a.m., police responded to reports of a collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and a black Honda Civic in the southbound lanes of Highway 85 near Wellington […]

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Chaos in Kitchener: Impaired Driver Flees Scene, Struck Police Cruiser, K9 Track, Etc

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have charged a driver with multiple offences, including impaired driving, in connection to a hit-and-run investigation in Kitchener. On April 7, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., police witnessed a Hyundai travelling north at a high rate of speed on Regina Street North strike a Honda that was also heading […]