Ontario Free Press
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 […]
A Fergus man is dead after he was struck by a city bus in downtown Guelph Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services were called at 1:37 p.m. 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 was extricated from under the […]
Residents are reminded to be cautious when dealing with individuals online after a Guelph man lost $188,000 US in a cryptocurrency scam. The victim reported he met a male in the summer through an online chat forum and believed the two knew each other from childhood overseas. Between September and the end of November the […]
Father, teen son arrested during break-in A Toronto man and his teenaged son were among three people arrested Friday evening during a break-in at a Guelph business. At 7:30 p.m. police received a call from a witness who advised he had caught three males stealing metal products from a business near Dawson Road and Woodlawn […]