Waterloo man arrested after assaulting two people: police
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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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