Police say a Guelph woman was charged after she repeatedly gave officers a fake name during several interactions.
Authorities were investigating an unrelated matter downtown on Monday morning.
Police spoke to a woman who they said refused to give them her real identity. Officers detained her while looking through police records, and learned she was wanted for not showing up to court.
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Then while in custody, investigators said she gave them different dates of birth.
Police said they learned her real name and date of birth and determined she had provided a fake one while she was arrested last month and in September.
The 39-year-old woman was held for a bail hearing on Tuesday.
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