Guelph Police Daily News Release – 10May2017

On April 17, 2017 the Guelph Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit began an investigation into the trafficking of controlled substances and concluded with the arrest of three Guelph residents on May 9th. As part of that investigation, a search warrant was also executed at a Gordon Street address. Property that has been seized and recovered include a stolen 2016 Nissan Murano, $1890 in cash, and $4315 in drugs and related paraphernalia. The drugs that were seized include methamphetamine, cocaine, GHB, oxycodone, marihuana and cannabis resin.

A 49 year old man, a 21 year old man and a 42 year old woman are charged with a total of 63 offences that include drug trafficking, property- related and breach of judicial release charges. The three were held in custody and will appear in bail court today.

Co-worker assaulted

On May 9th at approximately 6:15 am, two co-workers at a west end industrial business had a verbal argument during their shift that escalated to a physical altercation. During the incident one man fell and received a significant cut to his that required medical attention by paramedics.

The 58 year old co-worker Getachew Zerhun of Guelph, was later arrested and charged with assault causing bodily harm. He was then released to appear before the court at a later date.

Two charged with fraud charges in unrelated incidents

In December of 2016, the GPS Fraud Unit began an investigation into something that is referred to as a “bust-out” fraud. A “bust-out fraud” occurs on an account that has generally been opened and maintained for some period of time. A perpetrator first makes large deposits, usually of counterfeit cheques, into the account, followed by a fast expenditure of funds via cash withdrawals or purchases of fence-able goods such as jewelry or electronics. (https://definitions.uslegal.com/b.bust-out-fraud/)

It is alleged that a 56 year-old Guelph man used this approach of counterfeit payments and deposits to fraudulently inflate credit on a number of financial accounts which were then drained through cash advances and purchases of re-sellable goods. A number of financial institutions were victims of this fraud and total losses exceed $125,000.00.

On May 9, 2017 Muhammad Ifran was arrested and charged with five counts of fraud over $5000.00 and laundering proceeds of crime. He was later released to appear in court on June 13th.

– On the afternoon of May 9th, a staff member of a Stone Road financial institution became suspicious of a female who had come into the branch to open an account and called police. Police arrived to investigate and arrested a 25 year old Scarborough woman who was also found to be in possession of marihuana.

Monique Olivia Evans was charged with fraud, two counts of identity theft, possession of identity documents, possession of a controlled substance and uttering a forged document. She was later released to appear in court on June 20, 2017.

Human trafficking

Human Trafficking is a criminal offence that, very simply put, is selling another human being, most often for either sexual purposes or labor exploitation. These crimes target vulnerable persons by repeatedly victimizing them. Often the victims don’t initially identify themselves as such and the actual numbers of people being affected are not known. The Guelph Police Service remains dedicated to fighting Human Trafficking in our community by partnering with other police services and community agencies to support victims and assist them in escaping their situation while ensuring their safety.

On April 21, 2017, Jonathan Dorvilus, a 34 year old man from Quebec, was sentenced in a Guelph Superior Court for offences relating to Human Trafficking. He plead guilty to charges laid on February 7, 2016 which included Receiving Material Benefit from Human Trafficking. He was given a jail sentence of twenty two months. After serving the remainder of this sentence, he faces several unrelated charges in other jurisdictions.

Anyone who may have information about Human Trafficking is asked to contactthe Guelph Police Service at 519-824-1212 for assistance or advice. Anonymous tips can be left at CRIME STOPPERS 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submitted online at www.csgw.tips.

Customer assaults staff

At approximately 1am this morning, a man entered a Macdonell Street eatery and began making some inappropriate comments. When he was spoken to by a female manager, his behavior escalated and he slapped her. Other staff intervened and put the man out of the business. The man then came back inside and police were called. Police arrived to witness the male punching another staff member and arrested him.

Chunghoon Lee, 40 years old from Guelph, was charged with two counts of assault. He was later released to appear before the court at a later date.

Calls for service

On May 9, 2017, the Guelph Police Service responded to 226 calls for service.

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