Wingham Free Press
On Wednesday afternoon, the Guelph Police Service received a call regarding a possible loss of funds, totaling $150,000, to a fraudulent renovation scam. The caller advised they had hired a construction company based out of Woodstock, Ontario, to do renovations on a business space in Guelph. After receiving a quote, the caller provided the company […]
The Guelph Police Service is continuing to investigate and seeking the public’s help after a business was entered last week and had approximately $7,700 in product taken. Approximately 1:40 a.m. August 13, officers were dispatched to a business in the area of Stevenson Street North and Speedvale Avenue East in relation to a break and […]
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after more than $2,000 in cosmetics were stolen from a south-end business. Just after 12:30 p.m. Monday, police were called about a theft which had just occurred. A man entered a business near Stone Road West and Scottsdale Drive, walked to the health and beauty aisle and loaded a […]
Two motorists were taken off the road for impaired driving in separate incidents on Monday. Just after 2 p.m. an officer conducted a traffic stop at Nottingham Street and Glasgow Street South. He noted a strong odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath, as well as obvious signs of impairment. After failing a roadside breath […]
A Guelph woman faces assault and robbery charges following an ongoing investigation into a stabbing earlier this month at a north-end apartment. The evening of August 5, a group of people were inside an apartment near Woolwich Street and Speedvale Avenue when an argument broke out between two men who had not met before. The […]
A Guelph man faces driving, drugs and weapons charges following a traffic stop in the south end Monday evening. Approximately 7:20 p.m. a member of the Guelph Police Traffic Services Unit was patrolling on Gordon Street near Hart’s Lane when he observed a vehicle with no front licence plate. The officer turned around to investigate […]
Four arrested after male jumped Four people have been arrested after a Guelph man was lured to a park and attacked Friday night. Just after 11 p.m., Guelph Police received reports of an injured man in the downtown area. A short time later police located the 18-year-old at Guelph General Hospital and observed several injuries, […]
A Guelph man has been arrested after a teenaged employee of a south-end business was shown a pornographic image by an adult customer. On August 1, a 15-year-old girl was working at the business when an adult male came in and started asking her about condoms and other products. The girl was uncomfortable with the […]
Knife pulled on store staff A Guelph man faces weapons charges after staff of an east-end store had a knife pulled on them Monday morning. Approximately 9:15 a.m. police were called by a business near Victoria Road North and Grange Road. A man was inside the store when staff observed him placing items into a […]
Vehicle stop leads to break-in charges A Guelph man faces several charges after he was caught driving a car stolen from a break and enter. Approximately 11:20 p.m. Saturday an officer patrolling on Waverley Drive noticed an Audi A5 without any licence plates. The driver provided the vehicle’s ownership and verbally identified himself with the […]