Bill Doucet

5 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

Drivers are still crashing into Ion trains six years later. With the most recent collision on April 30, when a 31-year-old “out of region” man was charged with careless driving and making an unsafe turn after hitting a LRT train on King Street West in Kitchener, Colleen James, the region’s chair of sustainability, infrastructure and development, said driver education needs to go beyond what the region is currently doing.

5 days ago | waterloochronicle.ca | Bill Doucet

Drivers are still crashing into Ion trains six years later. With the most recent collision on April 30, when a 31-year-old “out of region” man was charged with careless driving and making an unsafe turn after hitting a LRT train on King Street West in Kitchener, Colleen James, the region’s chair of sustainability, infrastructure and development, said driver education needs to go beyond what the region is currently doing.

6 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

A 24-year-old Kitchener resident is one of two people facing charges after $8,800 worth of drugs was seized in a traffic stop in Fergus. Wellington OPP on Thursday, at approximately 8 p.m., said officers stopped a vehicle and arrested the Kitchener man, as well as the Brampton resident, without incident. Police say they seized a quantity of suspected cocaine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, cash, and other offence-related property.

6 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

Charges are anticipated after three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash near downtown Kitchener. Waterloo Regional Police said the collision Thursday at about 4:40 p.m. involved a Tesla and Nissan at the intersection of Charles Street East and Sydney Street South. The drivers, a 41-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man, both from Kitchener, were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

6 days ago | therecord.com | Bill Doucet

A 44-year-old man wanted by police on seven outstanding warrants with connections to Waterloo Region was arrested Friday in Kitchener. Waterloo Regional Police said Jonathon Maher, 44, was wanted on seven outstanding warrants for multiple criminal offences, including robbery with violence, theft under $5,000, and failing to appear for court. We are seeking assistance from the public to locate a male wanted on seven outstanding warrants.