K-9 unit sniffs out suspect in Guelph

Posted Oct 16, 2017 10:27:44 AM.

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The Guelph Police K-9 unit helped officers track down and arrest a suspect over the weekend.

It happened early Sunday just before 2 a.m. near Vanier Drive in the cities south-east end.

Police were called after reports of a man breaking into cars.

The suspect fled on foot but with help from the K-9 Unit Guelph Police were able to track the man and corner him in a backyard.

A 21-year-old Guelph man was arrested and faces a number of charges.

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