Stolen vehicle stuck in a ditch leads to double arrest

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Waterloo Regional Police made two arrests in a robbery investigation after officers came across a stolen vehicle, stuck in a ditch, in Wilmot Township.

The officers were on proactive patrol in the Bleams Road and Queens Street area, around 2 a.m. on Dec. 5, when they spotted the vehicle.

Police then arrested two men, one of whom was attempting to flee through a field.

“Officers seized suspected cannabis along with stolen property that was determined to have been taken during a robbery at a Waterloo business on Nov. 28,” they said in a media release.

A 44-year-old man was charged with two counts of breach of probation, possession of stolen property over $5,000, trespass at night and robbery.

The other man, 35, was charged with two counts of breach of probation, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and possession of cannabis over 30 grams.