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Forcible confinement, robbery charges stem from Kitchener school incident

A man in handcuffs. Pixabay file

Waterloo Regional Police say a young teenager has been charged with robbery and forcible confinement in connection to an incident at a local high school.

They sat they arrested the 15-year-old boy on Thursday and have him in custody, pending a bail hearing.

Read more: Video shows man with a service dog being forcibly removed from Kitchener, Ont. restaurant

Earlier Thursday, police reported that a person-on-person robbery had occurred at Grand River Collegiate Institute.

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Police say that at around 2 p.m., the victim was inside GRCI and approached by the suspect who demanded personal property.

Read more: Kitchener man arrested for allegedly taking payments for home renos that were never done

There were no physical injuries reported as a result of the robbery.

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