Knife pulled during shoplifting incident

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Aug 1, 2018 03:01:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A suspect has been arrested following a shoplifting incident in Cambridge.

It happened Tuesday night at Zehrs on Holiday Inn Drive.

Police say the knife was pulled when the suspect was approached by store employees.

Officers later located a man at the corner of Queen Street West and Shepherd Avenue.

After a short negotiation, the suspect complied with police and was arrested.

No other details have been released, including the suspect's identity. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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