KITCHENER

Women held up at gunpoint

Two women were held up at gunpoint early Thursday evening in the area of Westmount Road East and Ottawa Street South. Police said the women were approached by an unknown man at about 6:40 p.m. brandishing a gun. No one was hurt and the suspect fled with one of victim's phones. The suspect is described as black, 18 to 22 years old, five feet five inches tall with a slim build. He was wearing dark clothing and a black baggy jacket. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-653-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

KITCHENER

Man charged with theft of donation box

Police made an arrest Friday in connection with the theft of a donation box from a community centre earlier in the week. Police said a suspect smashed a window at a community centre on Lawrence Avenue on Sunday evening and stole the box containing an undisclosed amount of money. Following that incident, a window was smashed at a hospice on Lawrence, but the suspect didn't gain entry. Police arrested a 24-year-old Kitchener man and charged him in connection with the two incidents. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-650-8500 ext. 4406 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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