Waterloo Regional Police have charged a male after responding to a break and enter in Kitchener.

On October 1, 2024, at approximately 8:15 p.m., police responded to a break and enter in progress at a business on Belmont Avenue West.

Officers arrived and located a male inside a store. The male was arrested.

During the investigation, officers located and seized a baton, brass knuckles, a conducted energy weapon and a machete. Suspected oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine, cocaine, codeine and hydromorphone was also seized.

As a result of the investigation, a 25-year-old Kitchener male was charged with:

• Break and enter commit theft
• Possession of a prohibited weapon (two counts)
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (two counts)
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (six counts)

The male was held for a bail hearing.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777, extension 6399.

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