Arrest made after Kitchener convenience store robbery

A police vehicle sits outside KC Convenience on Doon Village Road in Kitchener on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013.

Bystanders and neighbours were instrumental in catching an alleged robber Tuesday night.

Waterloo Regional Police say a man entered the KC Convenience store on Doon Village Road around 9 p.m., told the clerk he had a weapon and demanded cash.

After a brief struggle, the man left the store empty-handed and pursued by a bystander who had witnessed the incident.

According to police, neighbourhood residents helped officers locate the suspect hiding in a nearby backyard.

A 24-year-old Kitchener man was arrested and charged with robbery, wearing a disguise and breach of probation.

No weapon was seen in the incident and no injuries were sustained.