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Police seek suspect connected to eight vehicle thefts in Waterloo

| January 19, 2026

The Waterloo Regional Police Service are investigating a series of vehicle thefts in Waterloo that occurred mid December.

Between Dec. 16-22, 2025, police received eight reports of thefts from vehicles parked in residential and underground parking lots around Albert Street and Columbia Street West. In these cases, vehicles had their windows smashed. Property, including identity documents, cash, jewellery, and clothing, was stolen.

Investigators are looking to identify and speak with the individual pictured in connection to these incidents.

A person wearing a white hard hat and a camouflage-patterned jacket is walking in an outdoor, possibly industrial area in Waterloo. The image is grainy and slightly blurry, potentially linked to recent vehicle thefts as a police suspect.

A person in a white cap, black and white camouflage hoodie, dark pants, and red shoes stands next to a dark car in a Waterloo parking garage, holding a green spray bottle—amid increased police warnings about vehicle thefts.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777. To provide anonymous information, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at www.waterloocrimestoppers.com.

Police are reminding the public is encouraged to remove valuables from their vehicles, lock doors, and report suspicious activity immediately.

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