Guelph Police Say a 29-Year-Old Guelph Man Is Charged With Impaired Driving, Possessing a Controlled Substance, Unauthorized Possession of a Weapon and Several Highway Traffic Act Offences After an Officer Queried a Licence Plate on Woolwich Street Near Speedvale Avenue and a Search of the Vehicle Revealed a Small Amount of Suspected Crack Cocaine, a Contaminated Pipe and 3D-Printed “Brass Knuckles” (October 23, 2026)
Guelph Police say a 29-year-old Guelph man is charged with impaired driving, possessing a controlled substance, unauthorized possession of a weapon and several Highway Traffic Act offences after a traffic stop early Thursday. The force says that just after 7 a.m. an officer queried the licence plate of a vehicle driving on Woolwich Street near Speedvale Avenue and determined it should not be attached to any vehicle, that the vehicle was followed into a parking lot, and that the officer spoke to the driver and noted he appeared impaired by drugs. The man was arrested and a search of the vehicle revealed a small amount of suspected crack cocaine and a contaminated pipe, the release says, and officers also found 3D-printed “brass knuckles” inside the vehicle near the driver’s seat. At the police station an officer trained in drug recognition concluded his ability to operate a vehicle was impaired by drugs. The man is not named; his licence was suspended for 90 days, the vehicle was impounded for seven days, and he will appear in court January 5. The Guelph Police Service published the details in a media release on Friday, October 23.
Legal status: Charged. None of the charges has been tested in court and the accused is presumed innocent.
The Traffic Stop
The release dates the stop to early Thursday. It says that just after 7 a.m. an officer queried the licence plate of a vehicle driving on Woolwich Street near Speedvale Avenue “and determined it should not be attached to any vehicle.” The vehicle was followed into a parking lot, where the officer spoke to the driver and, in the force’s wording, “noted he appeared impaired by drugs.”
The man was arrested, and the release says a search of the vehicle revealed “a small amount of suspected crack cocaine” and “a contaminated pipe.” Officers also found “3D-printed ‘brass knuckles’ inside the vehicle near the driver’s seat.”
The Charges and the Roadside Consequences
The release says the man was returned to the police station, where an officer trained in drug recognition concluded his ability to operate a vehicle was impaired by drugs. The force then lists the charges in its own wording: a 29-year-old Guelph man is charged with impaired driving, possessing a controlled substance, unauthorized possession of a weapon and several Highway Traffic Act offences.
His licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days, the release says. He will appear in court January 5. The occurrence number is GU26072609.
What has not been reported
- Name: The release does not name the man, giving only his age and that he is from Guelph.
- Quantity: The release gives no weight or estimated value for the suspected crack cocaine, describing it only as a small amount.
- The provincial counts: The release does not say which Highway Traffic Act offences he is charged with.
Timeline
- Thursday — just after 7 a.m.An officer queries the licence plate of a vehicle driving on Woolwich Street near Speedvale Avenue and determines it should not be attached to any vehicle, the release says.
- ThursdayThe vehicle is followed into a parking lot; the officer speaks to the driver and notes he appeared impaired by drugs. The man is arrested, and a search of the vehicle reveals a small amount of suspected crack cocaine, a contaminated pipe and 3D-printed “brass knuckles” near the driver’s seat.
- ThursdayAt the police station, an officer trained in drug recognition concludes his ability to operate a vehicle was impaired by drugs.
- Friday, October 23, 2026The Guelph Police Service publishes the media release, occurrence number GU26072609.
- January 5The scheduled court appearance.
Made the stop and the arrest, laid the charges and published the media release.
Related Files
Sources
- Guelph Police Service, “Media Release – October 23, 2026” (item “Drug, weapons, impaired charges”), October 23, 2026 — for the charges, the stop and the seized items — guelphpolice.ca
The accused is presumed innocent, and none of the charges has been tested in court. The allegations are those of the Guelph Police Service, as published in its media release of October 23, 2026. No gang or criminal organization has been named in connection with this case.
