Man charged with voyeurism, trespassing in Kitchener neighbourhood

A suspicious man was reported to police in the Valebrook Street and Deer Creek Street area of Kitchener Saturday (Photo: Google Maps)

By Christine Clark

Posted Aug 10, 2026 10:29:43 AM.

Waterloo regional police have charged a man in his late-twenties after a suspicious person was reported in a Kitchener neighbourhood over the weekend.

He was seen just before 10:00 p.m. in the Valebrook Street and Deer Creek Street area of the Lackner Woods neighbourhood Saturday night.

He ran away before police arrived.

The next day, Sunday, police made an arrest.

A 29-year-old man from Kitchener is facing numerous charges including voyeurism, trespass at night, and committing an indecent act.

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