Teenager arrested for carjacking in Kitchener

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A 17-year-old boy has been charged after a carjacking in Kitchener.

Waterloo Regional Police Service officers were called to the Courtland Avenue East and Block Line Road area on Sunday around 5 p.m.

Investigators said a victim was approached by an unknown male while she was in a parking lot. They said the victim was assaulted and the suspect stole her car keys and drove off in her vehicle.

Police tracked the suspect to Stratford, where Stratford Police Service officers arrested him around 6 p.m.

A 17-year-old teenager from Kitchener has been charged with robbery with violence and motor vehicle theft.

The teen was also arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to comply with probation.