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Police investigate string of suspicious incidents in Waterloo’s University District

The rear end of a Waterloo Regional Police cruiser. Kevin Nielsen / Global News

Waterloo Regional Police say they are investigating a number of suspicious person incidents in the University of Waterloo that occurred over the first few weeks of July.

Police say the first incident occurred on Canada Day at around 2 a.m. when a man was spotted in the backyard of a house on Hickory Street West near Spruce Street.

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Two days later, at around midnight, a suspicious person was seen near of Austin and Tamarack drives as well as Hickory Street West and Spruce Street.

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On July 13, between 11:10 p.m. and 11:20 p.m., a man was seen peering through the window of a home near Hickory Street West and Spruce Street.

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Police released a picture of the man they are looking to speak with in connection to this incident.

Finally, a man was seen in the backyard of someone’s home near Austin and Tamarack drives on July 17.

A police spokesperson told Global News they are investigating each incident separately but are also looking for any potential connections between the incidents.

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Police are asking that anyone with video footage from the area of the incidents on those days between 9 and 3 p.m. to please pass it their way.

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