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FEBRUARY 2 2012
On January 30th 2012 at approximately 1:42am, 2 suspects entered the Little Short Stop on Norfolk Rd. in Cambridge demanding money and cigarettes. The two suspects fled on foot to a vehicle with money and cigarettes.
Suspect #1 is described as a White male, mid 20's, approx 5'6" medium build. brown hair, hazel eyes and a round face. A small nickel sized scrape in the middle of his chin, and a scrape on the right jaw/neck. The suspect was wearing a dark grey jacket with a hood that comes out of the collar.
Suspect #2 is described as a White male, mid 20's, approx 5'8"-5'9", thin build. short blonde hair, blue eyes, pale complexion, and a thin oval face. The suspect was wearing a coat with a light blue hoodie underneath.
The vehicle is described as a 4 door tan or light brown coloured car with waves or racing stripes on the rear quarter panel.
WRPS is requesting help from the public in identifying the suspects or vehicle. Please call Crime Stoppers 1 800 222 8477 or South Division Detectives 519 650 8500 ext. 2299 with any information.
JANUARY 11 2012
Images have been released by police of a van involved in a robbery last week in the hopes it will help them find three male suspects. The robbery happened in a parking lot on Pinebush Road in Cambridge last Wednesday around 3 p.m.
Two male victims were robbed of an unknown amount of money by three male suspects who were wearing masks and reportedly carrying weapons. The suspects were not known to the victims and no injuries were reported.
The suspects fled in a 1996 maroon-coloured Plymouth Voyager minivan with yellow dealer plates, which police believe is from the Greater Toronto Area.
The van has tinted windows and rust on a wheel well as well as other damage. It was found abandoned on Bechtel Street in Cambridge.
Police would like to speak to anyone who has seen the vehicle since Nov. 21, or who knows who had possession of it. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-653-7700 Ext. 2231 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
OCTOBER 2011
Waterloo Region police have released a sketch of a man wanted in connection with half a dozen break and enters in Cambridge last month.
The six break-ins happened between Oct. 17 and Oct. 29 at residences on the west side of the Galt area in Cambridge. All of the break-ins occurred between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.
In half of the incidents the suspect was confronted by the homeowner, and in two of those cases he brandished a knife and threatened the resident.
The suspect is described as a white male, about 40 years of age, 5'7" tall with a thin build, brown hair brushed back across his head, defined facial features and a cut under his left eye. He was last seen wearing a jean jacked and blue jeans.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service is releasing photos of the pick-up truck involved in the death of 34 year old, Brett Kaufman of Kitchener, in hopes of locating witnesses. Police have charged 27 year old Norman McEachern of Kitchener with second degree murder, impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death.
