Media Release – March 28, 2025

Tools stolen from reno site

The Guelph Police Service is investigating after tools were stolen this week from a home under renovation.

On Thursday police were called to an address near Gordon Street and James Street West. The owner arrived to find a rear door had been forced open late Wednesday or early Thursday. Drills and a quantity of electrical wiring were stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Ashton Pilkey at 519-824-1212, ext. 7597, email apilkey@guelphpolice.ca, leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.

Driver arrested, vehicle seized

A Guelph woman was arrested and had her vehicle seized for 90 days early Thursday while trying to do a favour for a friend.

Officers were patrolling near Woolwich Street and Speedvale Avenue just after 1 a.m. when they observed a vehicle reversing from a parking spot. They spoke to the driver and determined she is required to have an ignition interlock device on her vehicle as a result of an earlier impaired driving conviction.

The vehicle was not equipped with the device. The woman told police she was just dropping off cigarettes for a friend.

A 51-year-old Guelph woman is charged with driving while prohibited. She will appear in court May 6. Her vehicle was impounded for 90 days.

Road rage leads to impaired charge

A road rage incident Thursday night led to impaired driving charges against a Guelph man.

Just before 10 p.m. police were contacted by a male wishing to report an assault. He said he and his friends were driving near Paisley Road and Imperial Road North when the driver of another vehicle began honking his horn and following the complainant.

Both vehicles eventually stopped on Stephanie Drive and the occupants of both exited to confront each other. Both described the others as the aggressors.

While speaking to one of the drivers officers detected an odour of alcohol on his breath. After failing a roadside breath test he was arrested and transported to the police station, where further testing confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.

A 27-year-old Guelph man is charged with impaired driving. His licence was suspended for 90 days and his mother’s vehicle was impounded for 90 days. He will appear in court April 11.

The road rage incident remains under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the altercation or has information is asked to call Constable Karson Massey at 519-824-1212, ext. 7594, or email kmassey@guelphpolice.ca.

Total calls for service in the last 24 hours - 223