Driver hands over debit card, arrested for impaired
A Guelph male who handed police his debit card when asked for his driver’s licence was arrested early Friday morning for impaired driving.
Approximately 2 a.m., a Guelph Police Service officer was patrolling on Edinburgh Road South when a vehicle passed the unmarked cruiser at a high rate of speed, then made a left turn without signalling. The officer caught up to the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
When asked for his documents, the driver handed over a TD debit card. The officer noted signs of impairment including slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. The driver registered a fail on a roadside screening device and was arrested. Further testing at the police station confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.
A 24-year-old Guelph male is charged with impaired operation. His driver’s licence was immediately suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days. He will appear in a Guelph court May 10, 2022.
Driving complaint leads to impaired charge
A noon-hour driving complaint Thursday led to impaired driving charges for a Guelph female.
Approximately 12:40 p.m., police received a call from a resident advising a female had just left an Eramosa Road business and the caller was concerned she was impaired. Officers attended the owner’s address a few minutes later and observed the vehicle in the driveway. The owner answered the door and confirmed she had just arrived home.
Officers could detect an odour of alcoholic beverage on her breath and she was unsteady on her feet. After failing a roadside breath test, the female was arrested and taken to the police station where further testing confirmed she had more than they legal limit of alcohol in her system.
A 69-year-old Guelph female is charged with impaired operation. Her driver’s licence was immediately suspended for 90 days and her vehicle was impounded for seven days. She will appear in a Guelph court May 6, 2022.
Copper stolen from construction site
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after copper was stolen this week from a south-end construction site.
Police were called Thursday morning to an address on Gordon Street near Lowes Road West. The site had been entered overnight and approximately 20 copper rods each 10-feet in length had been stolen. The copper has an approximate value of $1,000. It is not known if anything else was taken.
Police continue to investigate the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact Constable Firas El-Ayoubi at 519-824-1212, ext. 7129, email him at [email protected], leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.
Male arrested for dangerous driving
An Etobicoke male was arrested for dangerous driving after police observed a vehicle driving erratically Friday morning.
Just after 2 a.m., officers saw a Mercedes sedan leaving a licensed establishment on Silvercreek Parkway South. It was speeding and drifted out of its lane. Police attempted to catch up to the vehicle as it entered the southbound Hanlon Expressway, but it pulled away as the cruiser was travelling approximately 110 km/h.
Officers saw the vehicle run a red light at Paisley Street and eventually located and stopped the vehicle. A 29-year-old Etobicoke male is charged with dangerous driving and stunt driving. He will appear in a Guelph court June 3, 2022.
His driver’s licence was suspended for 30 days and his rental vehicle was impounded for 14 days.
Total calls for service in the last 24 hours – 204
