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Waterloo man arrested after assaulting two people: police

A Waterloo Regional Police car is shown in this file photo. A Waterloo Regional Police car is shown in this file photo.
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Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a man after they say he assaulted two people in Kitchener.

At around 3:40 p.m. Saturday, police responded to reports of a physical altercation on the roadway in the area of King Street West and Pine Street.

Police say two men became involved in a physical altercation.

One of the men was assaulted, police said, and fell onto the Light Rail Transit (LRT) tracks.

According to police, a passerby stopped to intervene and was then assaulted by the suspect, and had their personal property damaged.

A 55-year-old Waterloo man was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 20-year-old Waterloo man has been charged with two counts of assault and mischief under $5,000.

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