Suspect flees from Guelph police during break-in

Guelph police are trying to track down a 22-year-old man after he allegedly fled from police during a break-in on Tuesday morning.

Police said officers were called to a home on McElderry Road in the Edinburgh and Kortright roads area at around 7 a.m. for reports of a break-in and found a suspect in a vehicle they believed was stolen.

The vehicle then rammed two parked cars and almost hit a police cruiser head-on before fleeing the area, police said in a news release on Tuesday.

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Police said they didn’t pursue the vehicle for public safety, but the OPP later found it in Puslinch in the area of Cooks Mill and Carter roads.

Guelph police released a photo of a suspect, 22-year-old Damien Hitchcock-Hurst, and said he is also wanted in connection with a pair of incidents from earlier this year — a break-in on Aug. 31 and a theft on April 7.

Police are still seeking an arrest warrant for Tuesday’s break-in.

Anyone with information is asked to call Guelph police at 519-824-1212 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.