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Bike theft leads police to inert grenade at the University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo on July 22, 2025. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News) Waterloo Regional Police say an inert grenade was found on an alleged bike thief at the University of Waterloo. Early Tuesday morning, University of Waterloo Special Constables spotted a man riding a bicycle on campus. That same bike had been reported stolen. The Special Constables arrested the man. During a subsequent search, they realized the man was carrying an inert grenade. Waterloo Regional Police said their officers were called to the campus around 6 a.m. and determined there were no public safety concerns. The 36-year-old Cambridge man was charged with two counts of possessing stolen goods under $5,000, possession of identity documents and possession of break and enter tools.
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2 days ago
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Suspect arrested in taxi driver assault in Brantford
Vehicle outside the headquarters of the Brantford Police Service on May 12, 2025. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News) A man is facing weapons and robbery charges after the Brantford Police Service received multiple reports of a man assaulting a taxi driver on the road. Officers were called to intersection of West Street and Farringford Drive on Friday around 5:50 p.m. When they arrived, they found and arrested a 27-year-old man. He has been charged with robbery, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats to cause death.
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Man killed in Cambridge motel fire
The Super 8 motel on Hespeler Road in Cambridge on July 21, 2025. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News) A 53-year-old man has died following a fire at a Cambridge motel. Crews with the Cambridge Fire Department were called to the Super 8 on Hespeler Road around 9:45 a.m. Sunday. The man, who has not been identified, was taken to a local hospital where Waterloo Regional Police said he was pronounced dead. Super 8 Hespeler Road Cambridge motel The Super 8 motel on Hespeler Road in Cambridge on July 21, 2025. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News) The fire was determined to have started in one of the motel rooms. It has now been deemed accidental. According to police, the Ontario Fire Marshall is leading the investigation.
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5 days ago
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Brantford man arrested for early morning stabbing
Vehicle outside the headquarters of the Brantford Police Service on May 12, 2025. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News) A Brantford man is facing assault and weapons charges after police were called to a stabbing. Brantford Police Service officers were called to the Victoria Park area, near Wellington Street and Market Street, on Friday around 1:20 a.m. They were told a man approached a male victim, assaulted him and stabbed him. Police said the suspect ran off to a nearby apartment building on Wellington Street and walked into an unlocked apartment in an attempt to hide from police. Officers, with the help of the K9 unit, located the suspect and arrested him without incident. A knife was seized. The victim was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A 27-year-old Brantford man has been charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, two counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and being unlawfully in a dwelling.
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08-07-2025
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Three people arrested, one still wanted, for abduction and death of Cambridge man
A man from Cambridge, Ont. has died in a crash after police said he was abducted. CTV's Hannah Schmidt has more on the ongoing investigation. A man from Cambridge, Ont. has died in a crash after police said he was abducted. CTV's Hannah Schmidt has more on the ongoing investigation. Ontario Provincial Police have made three arrests and are trying to track down another suspect wanted for the kidnapping and death of a Cambridge man. On May 14, first responders were called to a two-vehicle crash on the Hanlon Parkway, north of Stone Road, around 6 p.m. A 40-year-old man from Cambridge was found with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital by ambulance and later pronounced dead. Police then learned, earlier that day, the man had been assaulted and forcibly taken from a home on Fife Road by five suspects, who fled the scene in two vehicles. guelph fife road apartment Apartments on Fife Road in Guelph on May 20, 2025. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News) 'Investigators believe, while traveling southbound on the Hanlon Parkway, the victim was outside the first vehicle, a Toyota Venza SUV, when he was struck by the second vehicle, a Dodge RAM pickup truck, that was following closely behind,' an OPP media release said. cambridge man 40-years-old death abduction May 2025 pick up truck Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a white pick up truck in connection to the abduction and death of a 40-year-old man from Cambridge. (Courtesy: OPP) Following the collision, police shared photos of those vehicles and their licence plates. opp pick up truck death and abduction cambridge man 40 Ontario Provincial Police are looking for a white pick up truck in connection to the abduction and death of a 40-year-old man from Cambridge. May 2025. (Courtesy: OPP) Investigators have never identified the victim. On Tuesday, OPP shared an update on their investigation. They said three arrests had been made in the case. Jacob Schafer, a 20-year-old from Guelph, was taken into police custody on June 29. Griffin Kerfoot, a 19-year-old from Elora, and an unnamed 16-year-old from Guelph were both arrested on July 2. All three were charged with kidnapping and assault with a weapon. An arrest warrant was also issued for Ian Brown, a 51-year-old man from Guelph, on charges of kidnapping and assault with a weapon. He was last seen in downtown Guelph. Ian Brown Guelph Cambridge abduction Fife road wanted OPP Ian Brown, a 51-year-old man from Guelph, in undated photos. (Source: Wellington County OPP) OPP shared a photo of Brown on Tuesday and warned that anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact police immediately and not approach him. No details were shared about the fifth suspect. OPP said their Crime Unit continues to investigate the incident, with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, along with the support of Guelph Police. Tips can be made to Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at
