ONTARIO – Cybercrime takes many forms, including phishing scams, identity theft and fraud.
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Trick-or-treaters shot with pellets on Halloween night
GUELPH – Police here are investigating after several reports of Halloween trick-or-treaters being shot with pellets in the east end of the city on Halloween night.
Police beat: Hit-and-run collision
PUSLINCH – Police have charged a Puslinch resident after a hit-and-run accident here last week.
Waterloo man dead after vehicle rollover in Ariss on Sunday night
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Emergency crews responded to Wellington Road 51, east of Wellington Road 86, on Nov. 3 at about 10:30pm.
Harriston resident charged after dog biting incident
HARRISTON – Wellington County OPP officials say police responded to a call for three dogs running loose in Harriston on Oct. 30 at about 4:30pm.
Body found at scene of vehicle fire
ELORA – Neighbouring homes were evacuated and a body was found inside, but police say there is "no threat to public safety" following a vehicle fire here Thursday morning.
Police beat: Thieves steal $2,400 worth of baby formula
FERGUS – At 12pm on Oct. 6, three suspects stole $2,453 worth of baby formula from a business on Tower Street South.
Woman tried to poke couple with needle at transit terminal
GUELPH – Police are investigating after a man reported that a stranger attempted to poke him and his girlfriend with a needle.
Police beat: Partner violence
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay intimate partner violence charges across the county.
Toronto man charged in scam that cost business $230,000
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A Toronto man has been charged with fraud, theft, forgery and money laundering in connection with a scam earlier this year that cost a local business over $200,000.
Police beat: Object thrown at vehicle from overpass in Guelph: OPP
GUELPH – Guelph Police are investigating after a south-end convenience store was robbed early Monday.
Crime of the Week
ERIN – Sometime during the early morning hours on Sept. 27, an arson took place in the Erin Glen subdivision.
Police looking for owner of large dog that bit person
FERGUS – Police are looking for the owner of a “large” dog that recently bit someone here.
Object thrown at vehicle from overpass in Guelph: OPP
GUELPH – Wellington County OPP officials were called to the Hanlon Expressway in Guelph for a mischief complaint on Sept. 29 at about 10pm.
Kitchener man, 77, charged with careless driving in serious Puslinch crash
PUSLINCH – A Kitchener man has been charged with careless driving in a three-vehicle collision on Tuesday that resulted in one person being airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.