Minor injuries reported after person sprayed with noxious substance

Waterloo Regional Police Service crest on side of cruiser taken on July 19, 2025 in Kitchener, Ontario. (Andrew Osmond | CityNews)

Posted Aug 10, 2025 09:54:42 AM.

Last Updated Aug 10, 2025 10:38:33 AM.

Waterloo Regional Police are looking for two suspects after an a noxious substance was sprayed in Cambridge.

On August 9, around 1 a.m., police responded to the area of Glamis Road and Elgin Street North, after receiving reports of two men wearing masks with a knife.

According to police, the two males allegedly threatened two victims with the knife and sprayed one of them with the substance.

The suspects then fled on foot and were last seen heading east on Glamis Road towards Elgin Street North.

Minor injuries were reported for the person sprayed with the substance.

Anyone with information is asked to contact regional police or Crime Stoppers.

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