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Woman lifts large amount of jewelry from Guelph home while owner is in basement: police

Guelph police cruiser . Matt Carty / Global Guelph

Guelph police say they are investigating after a woman allegedly made off with a large amount of jewelry from a home in the city while the owner was in the basement.

Police say the woman was seen entering the home near Speedvale Avenue and Delhi Street at around 2:45 p.m.

Not long afterwards, she was spotted leaving the house while carrying something.

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According to police, the homeowner was in the basement at the time of the incident.

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They say he heard something, then went upstairs to look but did not immediately realize anything had gone missing.

It was later discovered that a box containing thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry had vanished.

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Police describe the woman as being young and dressed in all dark clothing.

They are asking anyone with information to call 519-824-1212, ext. 7164 or leave an anonymous message for Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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