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Man arrested after allegedly brandishing knife at Kitchener shopping centre

Shopping carts outside the Sunrise Shopping Centre. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News) Shopping carts outside the Sunrise Shopping Centre. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News)
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Waterloo regional police have charged a 27-year-old man from Kitchener after he allegedly brandished a knife and threatened a male youth.

Police said the incident happened on Dec. 2 around 10 p.m. at the Sunrise Shopping Centre on Ottawa Street South in Kitchener.

“Through investigation, police determined that a male allegedly pushed a shopping cart into a motor vehicle,” a news release form police said. “The vehicle owner attempted to confront the subject male, who then brandished and threatened the victim, a male youth, with a knife.”

The 27-year-old has been charged with the following:

  • Assault with a weapon
  • Uttering threats to cause death
  • Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose

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