NEWS RELEASE
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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Waterloo Region Police are investigating two convenience store robberies that occurred in Cambridge.
On March 4, 2022, at approximately 7:20 p.m., police responded to a report of a robbery at a store in the area of Cedar Street and Berkley Road.
An unknown male entered the store and demanded money from the store employee while brandishing a knife. The male fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
At approximately 8:10 p.m., police responded to another report of a robbery at a store in the area of Cambridge Street and Bond Street.
An unknown male entered the store and demanded cash while brandishing a knife. The male was chased out of the store by an employee, and police were called.
In the robbery on Cedar Street, the suspect was described as a white male, 40 to 60 years old, and was last seen wearing a brown/green jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue mask.
In the robbery on Cambridge Street, the suspect was described as a white male, in his 30s, around five-foot, six inches tall, with a heavy build. The male was last seen wearing black pants, a black baseball hat and a multi-coloured bandana covering his face.
Both investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Anonymous tips can also be submitted online.
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