Waterloo Regional Police say a 38-year-old man from Waterloo was arrested over the weekend after an auxiliary officer was hit by a car.
Police were called to a disturbance near Highland and Westmount roads in Kitchener on Sunday shortly after 3 a.m.
Police were speaking to a man in a vehicle, when he quickly backed up, while his door was still open, and struck the officer leaving, the officer with minor injuries.
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The man then sped away but police say officers soon tracked him down near Salzburg Drive and Columbia Street East.
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Police say a man from Waterloo is facing a number of charges, including refusal to comply with a demand, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, dangerous driving, failing to stop after an accident, and having an unsealed container of liquor in a vehicle.
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