Police investigating hate-motivated robbery in Kitchener

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By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Dec 22, 2025 04:07:13 PM.

Last Updated Dec 22, 2025 04:19:12 PM.

Waterloo Regional Police (WRPS) are investigating a Kitchener convenience store robbery as a hate-related incident.

According to police, a man entered a store in the Highland Road East and Spadina Road East area on Monday just after 9:30 a.m.

The man proceeded to threaten the staff and use racial slurs before leaving.

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Police are looking for what they identified as a white man in his twenties.

He was last seen wearing a red winter jacket with fur on the hood, grey sweatpants, a black shirt, a black backpack, and a baseball cap.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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