The Waterloo Regional Police Service has lifted its ‘hold and secure’ warning in Wellesley.
Residents were told to stay inside Tuesday while officers searched the community for a man wanted for attempted robbery.
Police said a woman was approached at her home by a stranger around 11:30 a.m. and then assaulted at knifepoint.
People in the area saw what was happening and intervened.
“The victim in this matter did not receive any physical injuries, however, it was a violent attack,” explained Const. Chris Iden.
The man then fled in a truck, which was later found abandoned.
While police searched the densely wooded area around Hessen Strasse and Greenwood Hill Road, residents were asked to stay away.
Waterloo Regional Police search for a suspect in a wooded area in Wellesley on Aug. 13, 2024.
“We are concerned that if the [suspect gets] in one of the residences that they could become …