WELLINGTON COUNTY – Police are warning residents about cryptocurrency investment scams after several county residents were bilked of thousands of dollars.
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Guelph high school locked down after gun report
GUELPH – A Guelph high school was briefly placed in lockdown and a teenager arrested at gunpoint after police received a report of males with guns outside Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute last Thursday.
Police beat: OPP seeking help to solve two business break-ins
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington County OPP officials are asking for help to find those responsible for two break-ins at businesses here last weekend.
Arrest after break-in spree
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces several charges following a spree of break-ins on Sunday morning in a north-end neighbourhood.
Police beat: Break-in, theft
PUSLINCH – Wellington County OPP officials are investigating a break-in at a residential property here two weeks ago.
Police beat: Construction equipment stolen
PUSLINCH – On April 10 at about 9am, Wellington County OPP received a report about a theft at a property on Wellington Road 34 near Victoria Road South.
Palmerston pedestrian struck by vehicle, airlifted to hospital
PALMERSTON – Emergency crews responded to the scene, on Main Street West in Palmerston, on April 15 at about 12pm.
Rockwood woman charged with sexual assault
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The incident involved "a sexual offence that occurred between an employee and a young person" at Portage Elora on Irvine Street, police stated in a press release.
Erin youth targeted with ‘sextortion’ scam
ERIN – "The young victim was contacted by an unknown person posing as a youth on the social media app, TikTok," police stated in a press release.
Police beat: Guelph man arrested for attempted murder of neighbour
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces attempted murder and other charges after his neighbour was attacked in his own home last week.
Guelph brothers arrested in child porn investigation
GUELPH – Two brothers were arrested recently as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation.
Police seek suspect after stolen truck crashes into home
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to the scene, on on Conservation Road near Highway 6, northwest of Guelph, on April 6 at about 2:30am.
OPP Inspector Steve Thomas moving on after 20 years serving county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Inspector Steve Thomas, Commander of the Wellington County OPP Detachment, is saying goodbye to the county and hello to a new opportunity.
Police beat: Injuries in crash
GUELPH – One person suffered serious injuries as a result of a two-vehicle collision here last week.
Two charged after jewelry, pet remains stolen
GUELPH – A Guelph-Eramosa couple faces charges after an investigation that involved the theft of cremated pet remains.