Wednesday February 22nd, 2012
1. Robbery - Public Assistance Requested
On Friday February 17th, 2012 at 12:55 p.m., two students were robbed at knife point by two unknown suspects while walking back to school from the Stone Road Mall.
Investigation revealed that the two victims had left the mall using the food court exit, and walked along the path in W. E. Hamilton Park where they were approached by the two males. The two suspects demanded money and one brandished a knife.
Both males were last seen in the area of W. E. Hamilton Park.
Suspect #1: male, white, approximately 20 years, brown goatee, 6'2", skinny build, wearing a black ball cap, red winter jacket, large baggy grey sweat pants and skater shoes.
Suspect #2: male, white, approximately 20 years, blonde, long side burns, black ball cap, blue hoodie, grey sweat pants and skater shoes.
UPDATE:
A second incident has occurred on Tuesday February 21st, 2012 at approximately 4:30 p.m., where two youths were held up at knifepoint in W.E. Hamilton Park. The responsible parties in this incident were described as:
Suspect #1: male, 6', 17-22 years old, tall, wearing green knitted hat, beige skateboard style shoes, dark blue or black puffy jacket.
Suspect #2: male, 15-17 years old, 5'7", wearing skateboard style shoes and blue jeans.
If you have information in regard to any of these investigations, please contact Constable Paul HINCHCLIFFE at 519-824-1212 ext. 7408 or Cst. Andrew McLACHLAN at 519- 824-1212 ext. 7159. Anonymous tips can be submitted to CRIME STOPPERS at 1 800-222 TIPS (8477) or on-line at www.crimestopperswellington.com.
2. Male Arrested - Flight From Police
On Wednesday February 22nd, 2012 at 1:08 a.m., Guelph Police were on proactive patrol on Speedvale Avenue West at Imperial Road North when they observed a small red motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed causing the vehicle to fishtail. Officers tried to stop the vehicle but it sped off westbound on Speedvale Avenue West at approximately 160 km/h. Officers followed the vehicle to the intersection of Speedvale Avenue West and Highway 32 before discontinuing the pursuit in the interest of public safety.
The Ontario Provincial Police were notified.
At approximately 1:50 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police located the vehicle on Lerch Road in Waterloo after it drove into a pole. The driver was in the vehicle and was arrested.
Guelph Police were notified, attended the scene and arrested the driver for Flight from Police and Dangerous Driving.
Christopher BYRNE 19 years of Cambridge was charged with Flight from Police and Dangerous Driving. He will appear in court in March.
2. Fraud Alert - "Romance Scam"
Recently, the Guelph Police Service has been contacted by two separate residents of Guelph that were victimized by the Romance Scam. We want you to be able to RECOGNIZE fraud as it is happening, REPORT it to Police and STOP it from happening.
This is how the scam works: The scammer pretends to be looking for love, and engages the affection of their potential victim, often using photos from the internet to present an attractive view of themselves.They target people on dating sites or in chat rooms and will often say that they are in love remarkably quickly in an effort to attach the victim to them. Once they think their target is falling for the lies, the scammer will ask for help with living expenses, cost of a visa or flight to the victim's home country, say that they are ill or were involved in an accident and need urgent medical attention, or that they need help paying for their medical needs or education. They will continue to ask for money again and again and will request that the victim wire transfers the money. The money is being wired worldwide - Nigeria and the UK.
Further information regarding scams can be found on the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website at www.antifraudcentre.ca.
Wiring money to a STRANGER will result in victims losing their money.
The two Guelph victims lost over $34,000 in this scam.