A male linked by DNA to a 2020 burglary which caused more than $8,000 in damage has been arrested.
On May 14, 2020, a service technician working at a business located on Woodlawn Road West discovered a break-in to the business’ mechanical room. A rear door was pried open and the suspect cut several copper wires and caused significant damage to the building, including cutting several grounding wires. This caused the building to be deemed unsafe and required several adjacent businesses to be closed until hydro crews repaired the damage. The total damage was more than $8,000.
During the investigation, police recovered a pie plate and fork from the mechanical room. The fork was swabbed for DNA and in July police learned it matched a male in the national DNA databank.
On Wednesday, about 9:20 p.m., members of the Guelph Police Service High Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) saw the male downtown and placed him under arrest.
A 46-year-old male of no fixed address is charged with break and enter and mischief over $5,000. He will appear in a Guelph court June 1, 2021.
