A Guelph man faces more than a dozen new charges after he was arrested Tuesday evening on an outstanding warrant.
Approximately 7:25 p.m. officers were in the area of Norfolk Street and Paisley Road when they spotted a man known to be wanted for charges including break and enter. He tried to flee but was caught after a short foot pursuit. He resisted and tried to pull away from officers while providing a fake name.
A search incident to arrest revealed a modified slingshot, pliers and other tools and several pieces of identification and credit cards in other people’s names. Investigation revealed he is on probation with a condition not to possess weapons.
A 31-year-old Guelph man is charged with obstructing police, resisting arrest, unauthorized possession of a weapon, possessing break-in tools, possessing stolen property and several counts of breaching court orders. He was held for a bail hearing.
