Man robbed in Kitchener parking lot: WRPS
The area of Ira Needles Boulevard and Highland Road West in Kitchener is seen on Nov. 6, 2023. (Jeff Pickel/CTV Kitchener)
Waterloo regional police are looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed a 63-year-old man in Kitchener.
Police say the victim was walking in a parking lot in the area of Ira Needles Boulevard and Highland Road West when he was approached by a male he didn’t know.
The suspect assaulted the victim, took his personal belongings, then drove away in a black four-door car, police say.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
No suspect description has been released.
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