Man arrested after suspect with knife spotted in Waterloo

Uptown Waterloo is pictured in a file photo. (Dan Lauckner/CTV Kitchener)

A man is facing several charges after police were told someone was brandishing a knife in the King Street South and Willis Way area of Waterloo.

Officers were called to the area on Sept. 5 around 3:30 p.m. and found a man carrying a weapon and illegal drugs.

A 40-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a controlled substance, two counts of failure to comply with a probation order and three counts of possession of a weapon contrary to an order.