Wingham Free Press
Three expensive bikes stolen The Guelph Police Service is investigating after three expensive bicycles were stolen from a home near downtown. On Monday morning a resident near Norfolk Street and Liverpool Street reported his garage had been entered and the bikes removed. It is believed the theft occurred between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. The […]
Arrest after four strangers attacked A Guelph man faces four counts of assault with a weapon after four strangers were attacked in separate incidents Friday. Just before 11 a.m. the subject was outside a business on Baker Street when he struck another male in the face with a rod, causing an injury. Staff from the […]
A Cambridge woman has been arrested after a man died when he was struck last month by a Guelph Transit bus. Emergency services were called at 1:37 p.m. January 8 to the intersection of Wyndham Street North and Carden Street. Investigation revealed a 49-year-old Fergus man was struck as he crossed Wyndham Street. The male […]
Second arrest in robbery, attempted robbery A second Waterloo man has been arrested for attempting to rob a Guelph business and robbing a Brantford business nearly two years ago. Shortly after noon June 19, 2023, three males in a stolen vehicle attended a business on Silvercreek Parkway North. They were wearing gloves, masks and sunglasses […]
Arson and assault charges A Guelph man faces arson and assault charges following two separate incidents at a group home Saturday. Just after 7:30 a.m. emergency services were called to an address near Edinburgh Road South and Municipal Street. Several residents had been involved in a verbal dispute when one used a butane canister to […]
A Guelph woman was airlifted to a Hamilton trauma centre in critical condition after she was struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning. Approximately 5:10 a.m. emergency services were called to Woolwich Street south of Speedvale Avenue. Preliminary investigation revealed a woman in her 30s was walking on the road wearing dark clothing when she […]
Tools stolen from truck at hotel The Guelph Police Service is investigating after approximately $3,000 worth of tools were stolen from a vehicle at a south-end hotel. Approximately 11:40 p.m. Wednesday police were called to a hotel near Laird Road and Southgate Drive. A witness had observed a male breaking into a pickup truck in […]
Arrest in parking lot rage A Guelph man faces assault and mischief charges following a parking lot dispute between two motorists. Just after 1 p.m. Sunday, police were called to a parking lot on Wellington Street West. Investigation revealed a man, who was a passenger in a vehicle, got upset after another driver honked his […]
Students cautioned over AI-generated nudes Two Guelph high school students were educated about child pornography offences earlier this month after they were found to have used an artificial intelligence program to create nude images of several classmates. On January 13, the Guelph Police Service learned from a local school administrator about students in possession of […]
Knife held to victim’s neck A Guelph man faces assault and weapons charges after another man had a knife held to his neck Thursday afternoon. Approximately 4:20 p.m. staff of a downtown social service agency called police after learning of an incident which took place 30 minutes earlier. A resident accused another male of stealing […]