Media Release – April 28, 2026

Impaired arrest after morning traffic stop

A Cambridge woman is charged with impaired and dangerous driving after a traffic stop in Guelph Monday morning.

Approximately 7:30 a.m. police were informed of a vehicle being driven erratically into Guelph on Highway 6 North. The caller advised they had been following the vehicle since Fergus and had seen it travelling through red lights and it was involved in a minor collision outside of Guelph.

A member of the Guelph Police Service Traffic Unit located and stopped the vehicle near Woolwich Street and Woodlawn Road. The driver was showing signs of impairment and performed poorly on a roadside sobriety test. She was arrested and transported to the police station, where an officer trained in drug recognition concluded her ability to drive was impaired by drugs.

A search of the vehicle revealed several prescription medications including sedatives.

A 64-year-old Cambridge woman is charged with impaired driving and dangerous driving. Her licence was suspended for 90 days and her vehicle was impounded for seven days. She will appear in court June 12.

The Guelph Police Service would like to encourage the public to be responsible if they choose to consume controlled substances. Anyone who spots a suspected impaired driver is asked to immediately call 911. (Occurrence number GU26027158)

 Bike, blower stolen from shed

The Guelph Police Service is investigating after an expensive bicycle and a leaf blower were stolen from a shed at a west-end home.

On Monday morning a resident near Whitelaw Road and Fife Road reported someone entered his back yard overnight and accessed the shed. A teal-coloured Trek Marlin 7 mountain bike was stolen along with a Stihl leaf blower.

Anyone with information is asked to call Special Constable Thomas Randell at 519-824-1212, ext. 7194, email trandell@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. (Occurrence number GW26000410)

Tools stolen from garage

The Guelph Police Service is investigating after tools were stolen from the garage at an east-end home.

Monday morning a resident of Speedvale Avenue East reported finding the door of his detached garage open and the garage ransacked. A Milwaukee Sawzall and the keys to the complainant’s riding mower were noted to be missing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Jessica Belcastro at 519-824-1212, ext. 7287, email jbelcastro@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. (Occurrence number GU26027202)

Total calls for service in the last 24 hours - 252