Waterloo Regional Police have arrested one youth after a vehicle was stolen at gunpoint in Kitchener.

On June 11, 2024, at approximately 4 p.m., police responded to a report of two males brandishing a firearm and stealing a vehicle from a rideshare driver in the area of Highland Road West and Belmont Avenue West.

The victim, a 40-year-old Waterloo male, did not sustain any physical injuries.

Officers from WRPS’ Drugs and Firearms Team and Robbery Team located the stolen vehicle and followed it to North York, resulting in the arrest of one of the involved males.

Officers also located and seized a loaded handgun and suspected methamphetamine, cocaine, and oxycodone. The stolen vehicle was recovered.

The male, a 17-year-old from Toronto, has been charged with multiple offences, including:

• Robbery with firearm
• Possession of Stolen goods over $5,000
• Unauthorized Possession of Firearm
• Possession of a Prohibited or Restricted Firearm with Ammunition
• Firearm or weapon - possession contrary to prohibition order
• Transport Firearm or Restricted Weapon
• Occupant of a Motor Vehicle knowing there was a Firearm
• Carrying concealed weapon
• Possession of Weapon for Dangerous Purpose
• Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (three counts)
• Fail to Comply with Sentence or Disposition (two counts)

The second male suspect remains outstanding, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777.

To provide anonymous information, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit online at www.waterloocrimestoppers.com.