The Guelph Police Service responded to 251 calls for help over a 24-hour period on March 24 and March 25, 2026, in Guelph, Ontario. These calls included an arrest in a child luring case and a search for a man following an indecent act in a neighbourhood park.
Officers arrested a 38-year-old local man following a cross-country investigation that originated from RCMP information regarding an undercover officer in Newfoundland posing as a 15-year-old girl. The man is charged with two counts of luring a child under 16 and making sexually explicit material available to a person under 16. He is accused of sending explicit images and videos during online chats and is scheduled to appear in court on June 16, 2026. In a separate case, a 30-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly stealing approximately $3,300 worth of alcohol from a west-end LCBO on three occasions between March and April 2025.
Police are also asking for the public’s help to identify a man who was seen acting indecently at W.E. Hamilton Park on March 24, 2026. A 12-year-old girl and two friends reported seeing a man in a bush area with his pants down masturbating near Scottsdale Drive at approximately 4 p.m. The suspect is described as a white male between 25 and 35 years old, wearing a grey hoodie, black pants, and a black backpack, with a green and blue camouflage face covering. He was last seen walking toward Stone Road Mall.
Anyone who witnessed these events or has information about suspicious activity is encouraged to contact the police non-emergency line at 519-824-1212. Tips can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington at 1-800-222-8477.
