KITCHENER

Thief hops barbed-wire fence, takes tools

A thief climbed over a barbed-wire topped fence around a storage compound at 1200 Victoria St. N. early Wednesday morning. Alignment tools worth about $1,000 were taken from a cargo trailer parked inside the yard at Peter's Auto Centre, Waterloo Regional Police report.

KITCHENER

Knife pulled during altercation over chores

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A dispute over chores led to woman brandishing a steak knife inside a house on Highland Road near Queen Street in Kitchener on Wednesday. Nobody was injured in the altercation. Waterloo Regional Police were called at 8:52 p.m. and arrested a woman, 50. She's charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon.

WATERLOO

Computers taken during break-ins

Computers and a smartphone worth about $3,500 were taken during two break-ins at student housing buildings in Waterloo during the day Wednesday. At 4:18 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police were called to a 10th floor unit at 203 Lester St. A MacBook Air laptop, an iPhone 4, an iPad 2 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab smartphone were missing. At 5:33 p.m., police were called to sixth floor unit at 202 Lester St., where another MacBook Air was missing.

KITCHENER

Tools taken from fire-damaged house

Tools worth about $1,000 were taken from a fire-damaged house undergoing renovation in Kitchener. Waterloo Regional Police were told the tools went missing overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, from the building on Duke Street near Eby Street.

DUNDALK

Elmira man hit by tree