Waterloo Police arrest fleeing driver after weapons found in wreckage of crash

Waterloo Regional Police have recovered several weapons and other items following reports of an erratic driver.

Early Tuesday morning, officers attempted to stop a 2009 grey Acura on Weber Street East in Kitchener as it fled from police. Police received several reports of the driver’s erratic behaviour from around the city.

READ MORE : Investors defrauded out of $600K in Kitchener: police

A short time after police tried to stop the driver, the vehicle crashed on the front lawn of a residence on Stirling Avenue.

The male who was allegedly behind the wheel originally fled the scene and police had asked the public for their assistance in locating the suspect.

READ MORE : Five people arrested in Kitchener raid

Officers searched the vehicle at the scene of the crash and found a pellet gun, a sawed off semi-automatic shotgun, a balaclava, and a bulletproof vest with the word “POLICE” written across the front. Police say these items are commonly used to commit break ins.

Wednesday afternoon, members of the Waterloo Regional Police’s Break, Enter and Auto Theft team arrested the 34 year old Kitchener man in connection to this incident.

The accused is now facing charges of flight from police and dangerous driving as well as failure to remain at the scene of a collision. Additional charges of possession of break and enter instruments, transporting a firearm and two counts of possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon were added as well.