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Owner watches as thieves drive off with vehicle as it was warming up: Guelph police

Police said the man was arrested after being found with pipes in each hand. While sitting in handcuffs, a 60-year-old from Guelph lunged at an officer and bit him on the leg. Guelph Police Service

A pair of thieves made off with a sports car while the owner was waiting inside as it was warming up, police say.

Guelph police were called to a business near York Road and Elizabeth Street on Monday around 2:15 a.m.

The owner told investigators that he started the engine of his Audi TT convertible and went back inside the building.

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They say that he had just stepped inside when he saw a man in the driver’s seat of his car.

Investigators say a second male got in on the passenger side and the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed.

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The vehicle is a 2008 model, silver in colour with a black top.

The suspects were dressed in dark colours and wearing masks.

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