60-Year-Old Man Arrested for Knife-Point Robberies

0:00Waterloo Regional Police just arrested a 60-year-old man tied to a string of knife-point robberies at businesses in Kitchener. The guy hit up stores over two days, waving a blade at workers and demanding cash. It kicked off on March 29th around 7pm near Belmont Avenue in Glasgow Street. He confronted an employee but bolted empty-handed, with no one hurt. Fast-forward to April 4th, same suspect struck three times near King Street West and Andrew Street that night. On 10.45pm, security chased him off without a score. Five minutes later at 10.50pm, he grabbed the cash register full of money from another spot. Cobbs from the direct action response team, North Patrol, an emergency response team zeroed in on him quick and took him down. The break, enter, auto theft and robbery squad now leads the probe. He's hit with four counts each of robbery with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and using a disguise plus threats and fake ID. Charges.

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