NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH POLICE SERVICE
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On Feb. 5, at 7:25 p.m., the Guelph Police investigated a suspicious male inside a business on Cardigan Street. The staff told police that the male could be heard walking around in the duct area. Officers located the male in the ceiling when his foot fell through a tile. Officers also found a six-foot fire in close proximity to the male. The male refused to come down. When officers looked into the ceiling, the male fell through into the lunch room of the business. Police had a brief struggle with the male when trying to place him under arrest.
The investigation confirmed this to be the same suspicious male that was reported in the area of Metcalf Street an hour earlier, and in connection to a stolen a vehicle from a business on Eramsoa Road around the same time. The male was found to be in possession of the keys to the car. The stolen car was located in the parking lot of the business where the male was arrested. Estimated damage to the business is over $5,000.
The 26-year-old male was taken to the hospital for medical reasons and a warrant is being sought for the charges of arson, mischief over $5,000, operation while impaired by drug, possession of stolen property over $5,000, resist arrest, driving under suspension and possession of a licence while prohibited.
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