Man arrested after commercial robbery in Waterloo

waterloo Regional Police Service vehicles were photographed on Cedarvale Crescent in Waterloo, Ont. on April 8, 2026 as part of a robbery investigation. (Dave Pettitt/CTV News)

Waterloo Regional Police have charged a local man in connection with a commercial robbery on Thursday.

Police responded to a report of a robbery at a business in the area of Glen Forrest Blvd and Weber Street North at around 2 p.m.

According to police, a man went into the business, brandished a firearm, and demanded cash before fleeing the store and getting into a waiting vehicle.

Officers found the suspect at a nearby residence and arrested him an hour and a half later.

“A search warrant was completed at the residence and officers located and seized a black BB gun and recovered the cash stolen during the incident,” police said in a news release.

A 30-year-old Waterloo man has been charged with:

• Robbery with a firearm
• Utter threats

He is being held for a bail hearing.

Police said a second suspect was taken into custody but was not charged.