Guelph Police Daily Update 04April2024
Source: Guelph Police Service
Date: Fri Apr 5 05:27:41 MST 2024
A Milton man faces charges after officers raided businesses in Guelph and Kitchener involved in illegal gaming.
In January, the Guelph Police Service received information from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission about a supposed convenience store in the west end selling illegal lottery tickets. The business was reportedly associated with a website which offered games with names similar to legitimate OLG lottery games.
Investigation determined the business offered no product for sale but had a back room where users could access lottery games via tablets. A second location in downtown Kitchener was also identified.
On Wednesday, search warrants were executed at both locations. Several gaming machines, tablets, lottery receipts and other offence-related property were seized.
A 26-year-old Milton man was arrested at the Guelph location and charged under the Criminal Code with keeping a common gaming house and allowing the registering of bets. He will appear in court May 17.
A 20-year-old Waterloo man was initially arrested on the same charges at the Kitchener location, but was released unconditionally after it was determined he had worked at the business less than two days and believed it to be a legitimate convenience store. The investigation is ongoing.
Pickup stolen in Guelph recovered in Montreal
A Ram pickup stolen from the south end of Guelph last month was one of nearly 600 vehicles recovered during a massive joint operation as they were awaiting export from Canada.
Since December, the investigation dubbed Project Vector resulted in nearly 400 shipping containers being inspected and 598 stolen vehicles recovered. Project Vector was led by the OPPs Provincial Auto Theft and Towing Team and the Canadian Border Services Agency.
One of the recovered vehicles a black 2022 Ram pickup was stolen during the early-morning hours of March 1 from a driveway near Victoria Road South and MacAlister Boulevard. It was one of two newer Rams stolen from the same neighbourhood that morning. The other remains outstanding.
Man arrested for defrauding former employer
A Kitchener man faces several charges related to defrauding his former employer.
On March 25, a loss prevention officer from a business on Stone Road West contacted the Guelph Police Service to report several fraudulent transactions by a former employee. Between November and January, several items were purchased from locations in Waterloo Region or Guelph.
The price tags were then attached to less expensive items and returned to a different store for a refund. As a former employee the accused had knowledge of the stores return system as well as details included on receipts. In total the company was defrauded of approximately $1,800.
A 28-year-old Kitchener man turned himself in to Guelph Police Wednesday and faces seven counts of fraud under $5,000. He will appear in court May 14. He wil
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