You Can Tell You're In Canada When A Perp Tries To Take A Cop's Gun, Then Pulls An Axe And Still Doesn't Get Shot

Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have charged a male driver following an incident on Strasburg Road in Kitchener.

On February 5, 2025, at approximately 5:20 p.m., an officer was on proactive patrol in the area of Strasburg Road and Block Line Road and was alerted by the automated licence plate recognition (ALPR) technology of a disqualified driver.

The driver immediately attempted to evade police and proceeded through the intersection on a red light and was struck by another vehicle.

The male driver exited his vehicle and attempted to fight the officer, which resulted in the officer deploying a conducted energy weapon (CEW). The CEW was ineffective, and the male returned to his vehicle and retrieved a hatchet and threated the officer. The male was subsequently arrested by officers.

The three occupants of the vehicle that were struck in the intersection were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

As a result of the investigation, a 27-year-old Kitchener male was arrested and charged with:

Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Assault police
Resist arrest
Assault police officer with a weapon
Disarming a police officer
Dangerous operation of a vehicle
The male was held for a bail hearing.