A Guelph man got more than he bargained for when he bought a used vehicle from a buy-and-sell website.
Investigators with the Guelph Police Service say the man recently purchased a van only to find out it was reported stolen.
They say the man was looking online for parts for a 2021 GMC van. He arranged to purchase the vehicle outright from an individual in the Toronto area for $5,000 on Saturday and towed it back to Guelph.
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Investigators say they were contacted by the purchaser later that day and it was confirmed that the van was reported stolen this past May.
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Police brought the van in for forensic analysis.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on this is asked to contact Guelph Police Service at 519-824-1212 ext. 7396, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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