Police charge woman found sleeping in running vehicle with suspected fentanyl inside

An undated stock image of an idle car's exhaust (Khunkorn Laowisit/Pexels).

A Guelph woman was arrested after she was found sleeping in an idling vehicle on Wednesday morning.

Guelph Police officers were patrolling on Woolwich Street near Speedvale Avenue when they found the running vehicle around 1:30 a.m. They said they initially thought the vehicle was empty until they saw a woman sleeping inside. Officers said they also saw with a glass pipe with suspected fentanyl in the centre console.

When officers woke up the woman, she gave them a fake name. Once they were able to determine her real identity, the officers learned she was wanted for breaching a probation order.

A 23-year-old woman from Guelph was arrested and charged with breach of probation, possessing a controlled substance and obstructing police.