Three teens arrested following armed robbery at Kitchener business [Video]

Three teens have been arrested following an armed robbery in Kitchener, the latest in a string of crimes involving youths in Waterloo Region.

At around 4 p.m. on Sunday, three suspects entered a business near Ottawa Street South and Fischer Hallman Road and stole an unspecified amount of merchandise.

Waterloo Regional Police said a gun was also fired, but no one was hurt during the robbery.

“[We] quickly identified the suspect’s vehicle and coordinated with the Ontario Provincial Police,” they said in a media release. “The vehicle was located a short time [later] in Peel Region.”

Police said two 14-year-olds and one 15-year-old, all from the Greater Toronto Area, were arrested.

Other incidents involving teens

Sunday’s robbery was just the latest involving young teens.

There have been at least three incidents reported in the last month.

On Aug. 18, a 17-year-old boy, a 14-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl were charged in a Cambridge shooting.

On Sept. 4, a 13-year-old boy was charged with six residential …