There are 145,000 stories in the Royal City, and this is some of them. Looking at a week’s worth of media releases from the Guelph Police Service, there’s a lot going on in our little city crime-wise speaking, so let’s run down some of the charges, issues, and requests for information from the Guelph Police Service over the last seven days.
***Please note that not all offenses and police calls are reported in the daily Guelph Police media release.
Assault
On Tuesday a 22-year-old Hamilton man turned himself in and was arrested for assault causing bodily harm in connection to an assault at a house party last month where a 17-year-old Guelph boy was punched several times and lost consciousness.
A 41-year-old Guelph man was charged with assault and breaching probation after a verbal dispute between two roommates at a Stevenson Street North home became physical on Monday night. One of the men was shoved and fell backwards, hitting his head on the floor, and the man arrested was found to be on a probation order with a term to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.
Break-Ins
A 35-year-old Guelph man was charged with two counts of break and enter, trafficking in stolen property, possessing stolen property under $5,000 and breach of probation on Wednesday after the Break Enter Auto Theft Unit executed a search warrant at an address near Neeve and Wellington. Officers found evidence from a restaurant break-in last week, plus evidence that he had sold property stolen from another break-in.
A 49-year-old is charged with break and enter for repeated break-ins at an apartment near Gordon and James. Video surveillance showed three males entering the building’s workshop late Sunday and early Monday, and ultimately leaving with a quantity of tools. A 30-year-old Guelph man was the first one charged in this case on charges including break and enter, theft under $5,000 and possessing stolen property on Monday.
Drugs
Nothing to report.
Fraud
Two different Guelph seniors lost thousands of dollars to an increasingly common scam. Both people received phone calls from someone they believed was their grandson who claimed that they had been involved in collisions and injured their noses, which is why they sounded different. In both cases, arrangements were made for someone to attend the victim’s residence to collect the cash; one victim handed over $8,000 and the other $6,000.
In one case, the money was given to a black male in his early 20s, 5’6” to 5’10” with a slim build. In the other case, the money was given to a black male and female with dreadlocks who arrived in an older-model grey sedan, possibly a Toyota, with tinted windows.
If you think you might be a victim of any fraud, call the Guelph Police Non-Emergency line is 519-824-5154, or contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or online at their website.
Impaired Driving
A 62-year-old Sudbury man was charged with impaired driving and a related Highway Traffic Act offence for a hit-and-run collision on Woodlawn Road East early Monday morning. Police allege a vehicle was observed driving in an aggressive manner and when the officer administered a roadside sobriety test, which the driver failed.
A 22-year-old Guelph male was arrested and charged with impaired operation and Highway Traffic Act charges during a police patrol in the area of Ironwood and Scottsdale.
Theft
On Wednesday morning, the owner of a commercial property near Gordon and reported a van had been left on the property. The caller advised he called the business named on the side and they confirmed two of their vans were stolen earlier Wednesday from Caledon. Video surveillance shows the van being dropped off at 4:15 am by two people who were picked up by a second vehicle. If you have any information, call Constable Sarah Huddleston at 519-824-1212, ext. 7350, or email her at shuddleston [at] guelphpolice.ca.
More than $5,000 worth of Milwaukee-brand power tools and batteries were stolen from a trailer parked on the street in front of an Essex Street house sometime overnight between Sunday and Monday. If you have any information, call Constable Jen Probst at 519-824-1212, ext. 7296, email her at jprobst [at] guelphpolice.ca.
A 2021 Ram Bighorn pick-up truck stolen from Guelph in November 2022 was recovered in Italy recently and sent back to Canada.
Traffic
A 50-year-old truck driver was charged with careless driving Thursday morning after the collection forks on the truck became snagged on telecom wires, which dragged two light polls down at Clair and Gosling. Clair was closed for most of the day, and internet and cable was disrupted around much of the city.
A 25-year-old Maple man was charged with speeding and stunt driving after his BMW SUV was clocked doing 91 kilometres per hour in a 50 zone near Edinburgh and Wellington Thursday night.
A 50-year-old driver from Guelph was charged with speeding and stunt driving Thursday night for doing 98 kilometres per hour in a 50 zone near Whitelaw and Fife.
A 22-year-old Guelph man was charged with speeding and stunt driving early Friday morning after being observed driving their Ford Mustang at 94 kilometres per hour in a 50 zone.
During Wednesday’s winter storm, Guelph Police responded to 26 different collisions between 6:20 and 9 am. Fortunately only three of the collisions involved minor injuries. No serious injuries were reported.
Other Notes
A 40-year-old Guelph man was arrested and charged with mischief, weapons dangerous, uttering counterfeit money and five counts of breaching his probation order after police and an ambulance were called to the report of a medical emergency, but the man they spoke to was fine. It turned out the police were looking for him after a pair of incidents last week including the use of counterfeit currency at a Silvercreek North store, and discharging a pellet gun at an ATM on Speedvale East.
A 36-year-old Guelph man was arrested for public mischief, fraud over $5000 and breaching an Order of Recognizance after damage to two vehicles was reported in a residential driveway.
Total calls for service last week: 1,425
If you have any information about the crimes or incidents mentioned above, you can also call Guelph Wellington Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or post online at csgw.tips.
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