WRPS seize weapons, drugs after reportedly stolen car strikes police cruiser in Kitchener

File photo of a Waterloo Regional Police vehicle. (Sidra Jafri/CTV News)

Three people are facing charges after Waterloo Regional Police located a reportedly stolen Chevrolet Camaro in Kitchener.

Police said the car was spotted turning into a parking lot in the area of Holborn Drive and Old Chicopee Drive on Thursday around 5:30 p.m.

Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but police said the driver accelerated and the car hit a police cruiser while attempting to leave the lot. Police said other responding officers were able to prevent the car from getting away.

The three people in the car were arrested.

Officers seized suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack cocaine. A conducted energy weapon (CEW), a crowbar, and a knife were also seized by police.

The driver of the Camaro, a 33-year-old man from Kitchener, was charged with multiple criminal offences including:

• Possession for the purpose of trafficking (three counts)
• Possession of a prohibited weapon (two counts)
• Dangerous operation
• Failure to comply with a release order
• Failure to comply with probation

A 27-year-old Kitchener woman and a 34-year-old Waterloo woman were jointly charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.

The accused are being held in police custody for a bail hearing.