Media Release – November 2, 2026

Report of blade in Halloween candy

Parents are urged to closely check their children’s remaining Halloween candy after a mother reported finding a blade in a chocolate bar.

On Sunday, a Kitchener resident called the Guelph Police Service. Her child had been trick-or-treating in the Applewood Crescent area of Guelph Saturday night with friends. While looking through the candy on Sunday the complainant reported she found what appeared to be the end of a construction-style knife blade in the seam of a chocolate bar wrapper.

It is not known where the child received the candy.

Health Canada offers these tips for parents:

• Don't let kids eat any candy or other treats until you or another adult has checked it.
• Throw away anything homemade.
• Check all commercially wrapped treats for small holes in the wrappers. Throw out anything that's torn, unwrapped or in loose packaging.
• When in doubt, throw it out!

(Occurrence number GU26075400)

Three arrested inside vacant home

Three people face charges after they were arrested inside a vacant west-end home where officers discovered walls were being damaged to access and remove wiring.

Just before 9 a.m. Friday police were called about suspicious activity at a house near Whitelaw Road and Shoemaker Crescent and found a side door which had been forced open.

Officers conducted call-outs and a woman immediately exited the house and was arrested. It was believed more people were inside but when they ignored officers a canine unit was dispatched and found two men hiding in the house.

An examination of the house revealed drywall had been removed from many of the walls to expose wires, which were then removed and stripped to access the copper inside.

A large quantity of suspected stolen property including jewelry, phones and a car key was recovered, as well as a voltage detector commonly used to measure voltage before electrical work.

Two Guelph men – aged 44 and 37 – and a 36-year-old Guelph woman are charged with break, enter and commit mischief, possessing break-in instruments, possessing stolen property under $5,000 and breaching court orders. The woman is also charged with possessing a controlled substance. All three were held for bail hearings Tuesday. (Occurrence number GU26074589)

Indecent act arrest

A Guelph man was arrested after he was observed masturbating on a busy downtown sidewalk Friday evening.

Approximately 7:50 p.m. police were called to Carden Street near the transit terminal for a report of a man standing on the sidewalk touching himself in full view of adults and children in the area. He also got into verbal altercations with several people who yelled at him to stop.

Officers arrived minutes later and arrested him. A 47-year-old Guelph man is charged with committing an indecent act. He will appear in court January 26. (Occurrence number GU26074767)

Uber driver assaulted

The Guelph Police Service is investigating after an Uber driver was assaulted by three men early Sunday.

Just before 1 a.m. police were called to Kortright Road West and Rickson Avenue. An Uber driver said he had three passengers in his vehicle when three young men began hitting the windows, causing one of them to break.

The complainant got out of the vehicle and was punched repeatedly by the three suspects, who then fled the area. The first was described as black, 5’9” and wearing a red shirt, gold chain and a bandage under his eye. The second was white, 5’11” and wearing a skeleton costume and face paint, while the third was white, 5’7” and wearing a black zip-up sweater.

Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Abdullah Eidokheil at 519-824-1212, ext. 7415, or email aeidokheil@guelphpolice.ca. (Occurrence number GU26075250)

Passenger on roof leads to charges

Two Guelph men face charges after one was observed riding on the roof of a car downtown.

Just before 10 p.m. Saturday a Guelph Police Service Traffic officer was patrolling on Macdonell Street when they saw a car driving towards them with a male sitting on the roof and waving his arms at large crowds of pedestrians.

The officers activated the cruiser’s lights and the passenger climbed down through the sunroof.

The 27-year-old driver was charged with stunt driving and failing to provide his driver’s licence. The 22-year-old passenger also faces two charges under the Highway Traffic Act. The driver’s licence was suspended for 30 days and his vehicle was impounded for 14 days. (Occurrence number GU26075152)

Total calls for service in the last 72 hours - 967