Guelph man faces numerous charges for various crimes around the city

A man from Guelph is facing multiple charges following a crime spree in the city.

The Guelph Police Service said between Feb. 14 at 7:04 p.m., and Feb. 16 at 1 a.m., the man entered a business near the intersection of Speedvale Avenue East and Woolwich Street three times and stole multiple items.

Items taken from the store include cameras, cell phone boosters, laptops, a desktop computer, utility switches and cloud keys. Police note that none of the stolen property has been recovered.

On Feb. 18, the man entered a residential parking garage near the intersection of Woodlawn Road East and Woolwich Street around 11:55 p.m.

Police say he spray painted three vehicles using green and gold spray.

The next morning at 4 a.m., the man tried to enter a residential building near the intersection of Marilyn Drive and Woolwich Street. When he couldn’t get in, police say he damaged the lock of the front door by drilling a small hole.

Shortly after at 4:08 a.m., the man got into the vestibule of a nearby residential building where police say he damaged the fire safety plan box, a lockbox, the screen of an intercom system and the elevator phone box. He also stole a binder from the fire safety plan box, which was later recovered.

The man then tried to enter another nearby residential building at 4:52 a.m., by prying open the intercom system before opening and damaging several mailboxes. Police say he also damaged the main door by drilling a small hole in it and damaged the key fob to a door. Police say he proceeded to steal multiple pieces of mail from seven different victims. The mail was later recovered.

Later Thursday evening, police say the man damaged two doors and a retaining wall at 10:25 p.m., by writing on them with blue and black markers at a business near the intersection of Speedvale Avenue East and Woolwich Street.

Police found the man nearby and arrested him at 10:30 p.m.

During the arrest, police say they found numerous financial cards and other documents that didn’t belong to the man.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with two counts of failure to comply with a judicial release order, breaking and entering a place to commit an indictable offence, seven counts of mischief under $5,000, theft under $5,000, seven counts of theft of mail and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.