Barricaded Male Safely Taken Into Custody
On Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Guelph Police responded to an address on Emma Street in Guelph with regard to an emotionally disturbed male. Members of the Uniform Branch, Tactics and Rescue and Critical Incident Negotiation team attended and made contact with the male.
The male was safely apprehended at 11:20 p.m., and taken to hospital.
Theft from cars
On Aug. 30, 2016, the Guelph Police received five reports from Guelph residents about thefts from their cars. The locations were Silvercreek Pkwy, Crossingham Street, Swift Crescent and Rodney Boulevard.
This crime is easily avoided by locking your cars, keeping valuables out of sight or removed from your vehicle and parked in a well-lit and visible area where possible. If you do fall victim to this crime, please report using the Guelph Police CopLogic online reporting system. You can find this on the Guelph Police website under Online Reporting. You can also check out recent theft from car locations by going to our crime mapping page.
Renting in Guelph? – beware of rental scams
While the vast majority of rental listings on online sites are legitimate, you should be aware that certain individuals post rental listings on sites such as Kijiji for the sole purpose of scamming potential renters.
When using the Internet, you should always exercise caution and common sense. When using these websites, if an ad seems suspicious or a transaction seems unbelievably good, you should beware.
To stay safe using on line sites, Kijiji offers these tips.
Police incidents in the last 24 hours
The Guelph Police were involved in 192 incidents in the past 24 hours. Incidents involve everything from traffic stops and accidental 911 calls to domestics and break and enters.
