Police searching for suspect after convenience store robbery in Kitchener

A Waterloo Regional Police car is shown in this file photo.

Waterloo Regional police are looking for a man after a reported robbery at a convenience store in Kitchener.

Officers were called to the store in the Victoria Street North and Lancaster Street West area Thursday night around 11:40 p.m.

They were told a man in his 40s entered the store, fought with an employee, and stole merchandise before running off.

The employee was not hurt during the fight.

The suspect is described as a 5’10” white man. Police said he was wearing jeans.

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