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Police throw the book at Kitchener man after he was spotted driving erratically

The crest on a Waterloo Regional Police officer's sleeve. Kevin Nielsen / Global News

A Kitchener man is facing more than two dozen charges after police say an arrest was made in connection with a driving complaint in the city on Monday morning.

Police say a resident reported seeing a man driving erratically near Homer Watson Boulevard and Ottawa Street South shortly before 7 a.m.

The car was tracked down up in Woolwich Township a short time later, according to police.

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After the officers were able to pull him over, they arrested the man on outstanding warrants and soon discovered that he was driving a stolen vehicle.

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A 23-year-old man from Kitchener is facing 29 charges in total, including flight from police, dangerous operation of a vehicle, operation of a vehicle while prohibited and motor vehicle theft.

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