$100 in Wire Theft Causes Thousands in Damages
- Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 - 9:32 am
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The Guelph Police Service is investigating after the theft of approximately $100 in wire caused thousands of dollars in damage and disrupted several businesses.
Approximately 12:25 p.m. Wednesday police were notified a Bell utility box near Willow Road and Applewood Crescent had been entered and wires removed. The theft was discovered by a technician responding to a complaint of a service outage affecting nearby businesses.
The technician estimated the stolen wire would be valued at $100, but the cost of repairing the damage would be $5,000 to $10,000.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Constable Jonathan Schleen at 519-824-1212, ext. 7570, email jschleen@guelphpolice.ca, leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or leave an anonymous tip online at www.csgw.tips.
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