Police search for suspect after armed robbery at Kitchener convenience store

A Waterloo region police car on King Street West in August of 2022. (Daniel Caudle/CTV News Kitchener)

Waterloo Regional Police are searching for a suspect following an armed robbery at a convenience store in Kitchener early Tuesday morning.

Officers were called to a store in the area of Westmount Road West and Westwood Drive around 3:50 a.m.

“Through the investigation, it was determined that an unknown male suspect confronted a store employee while displaying a firearm and demanded cash,” police said in a media release. “The suspect stole cash and fled the store on foot.”

No physical injuries were reported.

Police describe the suspect as a Black male, about six feet tall with a thin build and long curly black shoulder-length hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket with the hood up and black track pants.

The investigation is being led by members of the Waterloo Regional Police Break and Enter, Auto Theft and Robbery (BEAR) Unit.

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