Man uses machete in Kitchener robbery: WRPS

The Waterloo Regional Police Service is warning the public after a man used a machete in buy-and-sell Kitchener robbery.

Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a man after they say he used a machete during a Kitchener robbery Wednesday.

Police said the victim was selling a phone online and was contacted by a potential buyer.

“The pair agreed to meet, and during the exchange, the buyer displayed a machete and robbed the victim of their cellphone,” police said in a news release.

Police checked the area and later found the vehicle and man believed to be involved.

A 21-year-old Kitchener man was arrested and charged.

He is held for a bail hearing.

Police encourage those selling items online to use the buy and sell zones located at different WRPS divisions around the region.