GPS Daily Update 13Feb2025

Source: Guelph Police Service
Date: Fri Feb 14 05:25:47 MST 2025

Man found keys, took neighbour’s car for joyride
A Guelph man who took a neighbour’s car for a joyride instead of returning lost car keys has been arrested.



Sometime Monday, a man found a set of car keys in the hallway of a Willow Road apartment building. He used the keys to locate the matching vehicle – a Lexus sedan – and drove it out of the parking lot. Just after 11 p.m. Monday he was involved in a collision just outside Guelph.

On Tuesday morning the owner discovered the car missing and called police.


On Wednesday night an 18-year-old Guelph man was arrested for motor vehicle theft. He will appear in court March 25.

Thousands of pounds of steel stolen
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after thousands of pounds of steel was removed from a south-end business.

Wednesday morning, the owner of a business on Southgate Drive reported the theft which occurred Saturday evening. Security video recorded five males entering the business’ yard approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday and loading steel slabs into a white Mercedes van.

The slabs are each approximately five feet long, a foot wide and three inches thick and each weigh approximately 1,100 pounds. The total value is estimated at more than $5,000.

Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Jonathan Schleen at 519-824-1212, ext. 7570, email [email protected], leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.

Downtown business entered
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after a break-in at a downtown business.

Tuesday evening, police were called to a business on Wyndham Street North. The owner had arrived and found someone had kicked a hole in the drywall next to the door to his unit from a common area within the building.

Officers observed a large hole in the drywall next to the door handle, which likely allowed the suspect to reach through and open the door from the inside. No further damage was observed inside the business and nothing appeared to have been stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Carson Skipper at 519-824-1212, ext. 7283, email [email protected], leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.

Total calls for service in the last 24 hours – 249