(CITY OF GUELPH) At approximately 11:00pm on Tuesday November 5th 2024 a distraction theft occurred at a bank located on Woodlawn Road in Guelph. A male attended the bank and while inside at the ATM engaged in conversation with another male. While doing so, the other male was able to […]
Distraction Theft
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(CITY OF GUELPH) At approximately 11:30am on Wednesday July 31st 2024, a theft occurred outside a business, located on Speedvale Avenue East in Guelph. A male approached the victim asking for directions to the hospital. The victim was asked to enter the details into the male’s phone and while doing […]
(CITY OF GUELPH) At approximately 6:30pm on Wednesday July 3rd 2024, a theft occurred from a business, located on Clair Road in Guelph. Two males entered the business, and while one male spoke to the store employees to distract them, the other male removed thirteen bottles of fragrances and placed […]
(CITY OF GUELPH) On Saturday February 10th 2024, several distraction thefts occurred at various retail outlets in the City of Guelph. A male and female worked together to distract the victim in order to steal the victim’s wallet from their purse. In all six thefts, the victim’s debit or credit card […]
(CITY OF GUELPH) At approximately 2:00pm on Friday December 15th 2023, a theft occurred from a business, located inside the Stone Road Mall in Guelph. Four suspects were involved, two men and two women. While the men distracted the store staff, the women concealed cosmetic products and left the store. […]
(CITY OF GUELPH) On the afternoon of Sunday June 5th 2023, a resident of Vancouver Drive in Guelph had their jewellery stolen in a distraction theft. The resident was working in their yard when they were called over by two people in a vehicle who stopped in front of the […]
