Wingham Free Press
Weapons, drug charges following lockdown A Guelph teen faces weapons and drug charges following an incident Wednesday which led to a high school being briefly placed in lockdown. Approximately 1:40 p.m. police were called to the south-end school. Staff had learned a male attended the school to sell cannabis to students, and during an interaction […]
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after a break-in Tuesday morning at a south-end business. Approximately 5:30 a.m. a resident called 911 after observing suspects breaking into a business near Gordon Street and Lowes Road. One male smashed a window and entered the business, passing product to a second male who placed it in the […]
Possible break-in attempt The Guelph Police Service is investigating a possible break-in attempt at a downtown business. Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday an employee of a business near Gordon Street and Wellington Street arrived to work to find an exterior window smashed and a flashlight left behind. No entry was gained to the business. Anyone […]
Arrest after robbery with suspected bear spray A Guelph man faces robbery and weapons charges after suspected bear spray was discharged inside a west-end apartment building. Just after 6 a.m. Saturday police were called to an apartment building near Willow Road and Dawson Road for a concerning smell inside the building. Officers arrived and spoke […]
Two people were arrested Thursday morning after unknowingly agreeing to sell stolen property to police officers. Last Sunday night a Guelph man reported his vehicle was entered at an address on Woolwich Street and approximately $1,300 worth of climbing equipment was stolen. The next day the equipment was listed for sale on an online marketplace. […]
Arrest on driving, weapons charges A Guelph man faces more than a dozen charges following an investigation of a vehicle being driven dangerously. On January 3, officers spotted an unplated white Ford F150 being driven on Woodlawn Road West and entering a restaurant drive-through. An officer attempted to pull over the truck by standing in […]
Facebook posts lead to harassment charge A St. Mary’s woman has been charged with harassment over Facebook posts targeting a Guelph couple. In early January, the Guelph Police Service began receiving calls from residents concerned about the welfare of two dogs at a south-end residence. After posts were made online, the dogs’ owners reported several […]
$10k in wire stolen from business The Guelph Police Service is investigating after approximately $10,000 worth of wire was stolen from a west-end business. On Monday police were called to a business near Speedvale Avenue West and Royal Road after employees discovered a storage container had been entered by cutting off a padlock. A number […]
A Guelph man has been arrested in connection with two recent break-ins in the same north-end neighborhood. Just before 10 a.m. last Friday, police were called to an address on Woolwich Street near Division Street. The owner said she had placed her car keys on a table near the front door the previous evening, and […]
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after two people stole more than $2,200 worth of lipstick from a south-end business. Just after 7 p.m. Saturday, a man and woman entered a business near Stone Road West and Scottsdale Drive. As the woman pretended to look at fragrances while watching employees, the male began placing handfuls […]