A 15-year civilian employee of the Guelph Police Service has been fired after being charged with robbery and assault with a weapon in an incident that did not involve their job. The Guelph Police Service announced the charges on July 20, 2026, and said the employee was immediately suspended and later let go following an internal review.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service began investigating on April 28, 2026, and arrested the employee on May 31. Because the accused worked for the Guelph police, the neighboring Waterloo force handled the case to avoid a conflict of interest. The employee, whose name has not been released, has a court date on August 25, 2026, at the Ontario Court of Justice at 85 Frederick Street in Kitchener.
“Immediately following his arrest, the Guelph Police Service suspended the civilian employee pending a comprehensive internal investigation,” the service said in a statement. “As a result of the internal investigation, the civilian employee is no longer employed with the Guelph Police Service.”
The firing comes just days after another high-profile disciplinary matter within the Guelph Police Service. On July 17, a hearing officer ordered that Constable Corey McArthur be dismissed from the Guelph Police Service within seven days unless he resigns first. McArthur had pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct for assaulting a handcuffed teenager at a hospital in 2016. That case took nearly a decade to resolve, and its conclusion so close to this latest incident has put additional focus on how the service handles accountability.
The Guelph Police Service employs about 223 sworn officers and 108 civilian staff, serving roughly 150,000 people. The service has not released further details about the former employee’s role or how long they had worked there, citing the ongoing court case.
