Vintage gumball machine stolen in Guelph break-in
A gumball machines appears in a stock photo. (Pexels/Garrett Johnson)
Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly broke into a Guelph business and stole a vintage gumball machine full of expired candy.
Guelph police say officers were called to the business on Woolwich Street near Woodlawn Road on Tuesday morning after staff arrived to find a glass door smashed.
Police say the only thing taken was a vintage gumball machine, loaded with jellybeans and gumballs that had not been replenished in four years.
The suspect was male and wearing a black hoodie with the hood up, blue jeans and black shoes which appeared to have a yellow stripe up the back.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Guelph police.
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