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CTV News
2 days ago
- CTV News
Kitchener man charged following after-hours liquor investigation
Waterloo Regional Police have laid multiple charges following an ongoing investigation under the Liquor Licence and Control Act at a property in Kitchener. On Sunday morning, members of the Crime Suppression Analysis and Response North Direct Action Response Team (DART) executed a Provincial Offence Warrant at a location near Victoria Street North and St. Leger Street. As a result, a 40-year-old man was charged with six offences, including unlawfully selling liquor, unlawfully possessing liquor, unlawfully keeping liquor for sale, permitting disorderly conduct on licensed premises, unlawfully permitting individuals to consume open liquor in a public place and permitting intoxication on licensed premises. Police said they seized several bottles of liquor and cases of beer from the property, which was operating as an illegal after-hours establishment. All individuals inside the location were safely cleared.
CTV News
16-06-2025
- CTV News
Man, 40, charged following investigation into ‘unlawful after-hours' establishment
Waterloo Regional Police have charged a 40-year-old man with multiple offences in connection to a Liquor Licence and Control Act investigation in Kitchener. (Courtesy: WRPS) A 40-year-old man is facing multiple charges after Waterloo Regional Police seized alcohol during an investigation into an illegal after-hours establishment in Kitchener. On June 14, officers from the North Division Direct Action Response Team (DART) executed a search warrant in the area of Victoria Street North and St. Leger Street. Police seized several bottles and cases of liquor as part of the investigation. The man has been charged with several offences under the Liquor Licence and Control Act, including unlawfully selling liquor, unlawfully possessing liquor, unlawfully keeping liquor for sale, permitting disorderly conduct on licensed premises, unlawfully permitting individuals to consume open liquor in a public place, and permitting intoxication on licensed premises. According to police, the DART unit focuses on enhancing community safety through proactive engagement, problem-oriented enforcement and crime prevention initiatives.
