Web posted on July 20, 2010

1. Woodlawn Road West-Speed Enforcement Initiative-During the three (3) day period between Saturday 17 July and Monday 19 July, 2010 members of the Guelph Police Traffic Services Unit conducted targeted speed enforcement in the vicinity of Woodlawn Road West and Governors Road Guelph.
This ongoing initiative was undertaken as a result of citizen's complaints regarding excessive speeds and to address one of the corporate goals of the Guelph Police Service to address traffic issues within the City of Guelph.
Issue: Woodlawn Road West at this location "auto mall" is a posted 60 km/h zone. Woodlawn Road becomes Highway #7 beyond the city limits and lanes are reduced from 4 lanes to 2 lanes at that point. It is common for westbound motorists to accelerate as they approach this transition area to position themselves ahead of "slower traffic" (often motorists travelling at the speed limit).
This three (3) day initiative resulted in 65 motorists being charged with the offence of speeding. The top speed recorded during this period was 107 km/h. In addition 2 motorists were charged with No Insurance, 1 motorist was charged with Driving under Suspension, and 2 motorists were charged with "administrative" offences under the Highway Traffic Act.
This location will continue to be monitored (at all times of day and night) and motorists are encouraged to comply with the posted MAXIMUM speed limit of 60 km/h.

2. Attempt Break and Enter- On July 20th, 2010 at 2:45 am, a resident on Arkell Road Guelph was alerted to the noise of someone on their porch. Police were called and found that the screen to the front door had been cut but entry was not gained. The male is described as: white, 6 `tall, heavy build, approx 19-25 years of age. If anyone has any further information, please contact Cst. Darrin VANDENENDEN of the Guelph Police Service at (519) 824-1212 voice mail # 7287 or leave an anonymous tip at CRIME STOPPERS 1-800-222 TIPS (8477) or submit on-line at: www.crimestoppers-wellington.com.

3. Public Assistance Requested- On Sunday at approximately 5:00 pm a plywood children's play set with a steel slide was taken from a cement slab situated in front of the Recycle Depot at 22 Petrolia Street (at Alma St). A grey Ford quad cab pickup truck with tinted windows towing a large tandem trailer was observed with this play structure in it, on Sunday the 18th of July 2010 in the area of Edinburgh and Willow Rd. It is possible that whoever took the structure did so in error, thinking it was put out as garbage, as it was outside of the fenced enclosure for Recycle Depot near some metal bins. The unit was placed in this location as it was going to be painted before being donated to a local charity.
The owner of Recycle Depot realises that this may have been taken in error and would simply like the structure returned so that it can be restored and donated to charity. If anyone has any further information, please contact Cst. Ben BAIR of the Guelph Police Service at (519) 824-1212 voice mail # 7127 or leave an anonymous tip at CRIME STOPPERS 1-800-222 TIPS (8477) or submit on-line at: www.crimestoppers-wellington.com.