Media Release – May 13, 2026

$3,600 lost after taxi scam

Residents are reminded to be cautious when dealing with strangers after a Guelph man lost more than $3,600 while trying to assist someone in need.

Approximately 5 p.m. Monday the man in his 80s was in a plaza near Eramosa Road and Stevenson Street North. He was approached by a young woman who said she was trying to pay for a taxi but the driver wouldn’t accept cash.

The victim was asked to pay the fare in exchange for $20 cash and agreed to do so. Some time later he discovered he had been handed someone else’s debit card and the suspects had kept his, which was used to make $3,600 in withdrawals and purchases.

The female was described as white, late teens or early 20s, 5’7” with black hair. The driver was a white male in his 30s with a heavy build. They were driving a dark-coloured vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Mallory Woeller at 519-824-1212, ext. 7462, email mwoeller@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 GU26030805)

More than $10k in tools stolen

The Guelph Police Service is investigating after more than $10,000 worth of tools were stolen from a south-end construction site.

On Tuesday a Hamilton man reported the theft of his tools – including saws, drills, a nail gun and toolboxes -- from a site near Arkell Road and Victoria Road South.

Anyone with information is asked to call Special Constable Amanda Chalmers at 519-824-1212, ext. 7516, email achalmers@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 GU26030799)

Plate reader catches suspended driver

A Cambridge man was charged and had his vehicle impounded following a traffic stop in Guelph Tuesday.

Just before 1:30 p.m. a Guelph Police Service officer was patrolling on Whitelaw Road when the cruiser’s automated licence plate reader detected a vehicle associated to a suspended driver.

The vehicle was pulled over in a parking lot and the driver determined to be a suspended driver. He also was unable to provide proof of insurance.

A 21-year-old Cambridge man is charged with driving while suspended and failing to have an insurance card. His vehicle was impounded for seven days. (Occurrence number GU26030752)

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