Passerby saves elderly woman from being robbed in Cambridge

File photo of a Waterloo Regional Police vehicle. (Mark Douglas/CityNews Kitchener)

Posted Aug 13, 2024 08:34:01 AM.

Last Updated Aug 14, 2024 09:46:12 AM.

Police say an elderly woman in Cambridge was saved from being robbed thanks to the intervention of a good Samaritan.

According to Waterloo Regional Police, the incident took place on Monday at around 8:45 a.m. in the area of Cedar Street and Grand Avenue South.

An elderly woman was walking in the area when she was approached by a man. He pushed her to the ground and tried to steal her property. A passerby intervened on the attempted robbery and the would-be thief fled the area before police arrived.

Officers later located and arrested the 66-year-old man and charged him with attempted robbery.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

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