Hundreds of calls lead to charges
A Cambridge male faces criminal harassment charges after placing hundreds of calls to members of a Guelph family, including at their place of work.
A Guelph female known to the subject had to change her phone number after receiving a large number of unwanted calls. He then began contacting a Guelph business where members of the female’s family work, filling the voicemail and causing the business several times to turn off its phones.
After a supervisor from the business contacted the male in an attempt to end the calls, the supervisor began receiving a large number of calls and texts from the male on his personal cellphone. On July 18, while Guelph Police Service officers were at the business taking a statement, the accused called approximately 25 times.
A 25-year-old Cambridge male is charged with two counts of criminal harassment. He will appear in a Guelph court October 7, 2022.
Elderly female loses $3,000 in gift card scam
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after an elderly female lost $3,000 in a gift card scam.
On Wednesday afternoon, a female in her 70s received a phone call from a male claiming to be a fraud investigator. The male claimed the victim’s credit card had been compromised and that purchases had been made at several businesses. He asked her to assist their investigation by buying gift cards from several locations and that her credit card would be reimbursed.
The victim bought six $500 gift cards from various businesses, later providing the PIN numbers to a male on the telephone.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Keith Kolodziejczak at 519-824-1212, ext. 7452, email him at [email protected], leave a message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous tip at www.csgw.tips.
The Guelph Police Service would like to remind the public that no police officer or government official will ever instruct you to purchase and send gift cards or submit payment via Bitcoin. Please be very vigilant and cautious whenever you are speaking with someone you don’t know, especially online or over the phone. Please also seek advice from a family member, co-worker, trusted friend or the Guelph Police Service at 519-824-1212 before following through on instructions received from a person that you don’t know.
Police investigate theft from trailer
The Guelph Police Service is investigating a break and enter to a storage trailer.
On Wednesday morning, police were called to a business on Edinburgh Road North near Speedvale Avenue West. A male reported his son is in the process of moving to Guelph and had arranged to store some belongings in a trailer in the business’ parking lot.
On Wednesday morning the locks on the trailer were found to be broken and several items, including a vintage chrome bicycle, were missing.
The incident is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Bakir Medencevic at 519-824-1212, ext. 7235, 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.
Total calls for service in the last 24 hours – 258
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