Youth charged after fireworks theft in Cambridge

FILE: Boxes of fireworks are seen in an undated image.

A youth has been charged after a fireworks theft at a Cambridge business ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend.

Waterloo Regional Police said officers were called around 6:50 p.m. on Friday to a business near Hespeler Road and Sheldon Drive for reports of a theft.

“A large group of youths entered the business and were observed taking a quantity of fireworks before fleeing the area. Three suspects were seen leaving on foot,” police said in a media release.

On Sunday, officers conducting proactive patrols in downtown Kitchener located one of the suspects, police said.

A youth male was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000.

Police have not released the accused’s age, in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The investigation remains ongoing.