A woman in Guelph, Ontario, has been arrested and charged in connection with the recovery of stolen toys worth thousands of dollars. The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) announced that a business in Kitchener on Ottawa Street South reported two theft incidents involving Jellycat stuffed toys on October 25 and December 6, with an estimated total value of $2,000.
Following an investigation by the WRPS, a warrant was executed at a residence in Guelph on Tuesday, resulting in the recovery of approximately 140 stolen toys valued at $7,500. The majority of the recovered items were Jellycat stuffed toys believed to have been stolen from various locations in southwestern Ontario.
The 52-year-old woman was taken into custody and faces charges including theft under $5,000, possession of stolen property over $5,000, and trafficking stolen goods. She is set to appear in a Kitchener court on January 12.
Authorities are actively investigating to determine if other businesses have also been impacted by these thefts.