Man arrested for allegedly stealing gas from same Guelph gas station six times
A gas fuel nozzle sat in a car in this undated stock photo. (Engin Akyurt/Pexels.com)
A Guelph man is facing nine charges after a series of gas thefts.
Officers with the Guelph Police Service began investigating several retail thefts back in November. They said the case involved at least six drive-off gas thefts from the same station and three shoplifting incidents at different businesses.
Officers found a suspect sitting in his vehicle at a parking lot on Silvercreek Parkway North on Thursday and arrested him.
A 39-year-old Guelph man has been charged with nine counts of theft under $5,000.
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