Waterloo robbery sees employee threatened with knife
Posted Feb 26, 2026 07:44:08 AM.
Last Updated Feb 26, 2026 12:36:31 PM.
Regional police have released a photo of a person they’d like to identify in connection with a robbery at a Waterloo business that saw a knife drawn on an employee.
It was around 10:15 p.m. when officers responded to that robbery call in the area of Erb Street West and Fischer-Hallman Road.
It’s alleged that a man entered the store and stole goods. When he was confronted by an employee, he pulled a knife and pointed it toward the staff member.
That suspect then left the store and was last seen fleeing the area on foot.
No injuries were reported as a result of the robbery.
The robbery suspect has been described as a white man, roughly 5′ 8″ tall with short red hair and facial hair. He was last seen wearing a black and grey Puma-branded hat, along with a John Deere sweater and a long black winter jacket with a fur-trimmed hood.
Anyone with information that could assist police in identifying this person of interest is asked to contact them at 519-570-9777 extension 6399.
Anonymous tips can also be provided through Crime Stoppers.
