Chaos in Downtown: Man Faces Charges After Numerous Disturbances

A Guelph man faces charges after a series of disturbances downtown on Friday.

Approximately 2:15 p.m. police were called to the provincial courthouse on Wyndham Street South for reports of a male causing a disturbance by kicking windows and yelling at staff and members of the public.

Officers moved him along, but just over an hour later the same male attended a nearby restaurant where he took a drink without paying, yelled at staff and smashed a window causing more than $500 in damage.

An hour after that, police received several calls from a nearby park about a male near the playground yelling at families and causing some to leave out of fear for their safety.

A 30-year-old Guelph man is charged with mischief under $5,000, causing a disturbance and two counts of breaching a probation order. He was held for bail and has been released to appear in court February 7.