Two men who arranged to buy phones online assaulted

By Jeff Pickel

Posted Sep 5, 2018 01:45:00 PM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Waterloo Regional Police are asking the public to be careful when arranging sales through online sites.

Police say a man was robbed and received minor injuries after meeting with two men who arranged to sell a phone online.

The robbery happened on Doon Village Road around 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

Earlier in the evening, another man was assaulted after meeting to buy a phone, this time on Pioneer Drive.

The suspects in both cases are described as tall with dark skin, one with a slim build the other an average build, both wearing hoodies and sandals.

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

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