Quebec man arrested in Guelph for suspected fraudulent truck rentals

A U-Haul truck was photographed in this undated image. (Erik Mclean/Pexels.com)

A man from Quebec was arrested in Guelph when he tried to rent a U-Haul.

Guelph Police Service officers were called to a business on Stone Road West around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday after the man handed over an Alberta driver’s license while trying to rent a truck. The employee said they recognized the photo on the licence from a number of rentals where the vehicles had not been returned.

The man was arrested and police seized a Quebec driver’s licence and an Alberta driver’s license with fake names on them.

Police believe the man rented at least five U-Hauls in Waterloo Region and Quebec using a variety of aliases.

The 33-year-old was charged with fraud over $5,000 and possessing an identity document in another name.