Waterloo Regional Police are investigating after a noxious substance was allegedly sprayed during an attempted robbery in Cambridge.

It happened around 1:50 p.m. Friday.

Police said officers responded to the area of ​​Christopher Drive and Champlain Boulevard after receiving a report of a robbery.

“The victim, a young man from Cambridge, was walking in the neighborhood with a friend when two strangers approached him,” police said in a statement. “The men demanded personal property from the youth and when he refused, one of the suspects punched him in the face and the other sprayed him in the face with a noxious substance. The suspects then fled on foot towards Christopher Drive.

The victim was transported to a local hospital with minor physical injuries.

The first suspect is described as a white male, 15 to 18 years old, 5’6″ to 5’7″, with brown eyes, wearing a black down jacket and a black mask.

The second suspect is described as a white male, 15 to 18 years old, 5’5″ to 5’7″, with blonde hair, wearing a black coat, ski mask and carrying a black fanny pack.

The investigation is ongoing by the WRPS General Investigations Unit.

Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to call police at 519-570-9777, ext. 20. 6370.