She Woke to a Stranger, and He Ran

There is a particular vulnerability in sleep, a trust that the world will remain as it was when we closed our eyes. On Wednesday morning in Guelph’s east end, that trust was broken for a woman who woke to find someone standing in her bedroom, pulling the blanket from her body.

Guelph Police were called just before 11 a.m. to a home near Victoria Road South and York Road. The woman told officers she had been asleep when she was awakened by a man she did not know. She had a brief conversation with him before he turned and ran out of the house . The man was described as white, in his twenties, with blonde hair. He was wearing a grey sweater and a baseball cap at the time .

The investigation is ongoing. Police are asking anyone who was driving on Victoria Road South on Wednesday, October 14, between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., or between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., and who has a dash camera, to contact Detective Constable Brandon Kohler . The request for footage suggests investigators are working to piece together the man’s movements before and after the incident.

The location, near Victoria and York, is a residential area in Guelph’s east end. At mid-morning on a Wednesday, the streets would have been quiet, the kind of ordinary moment when such an intrusion feels especially jarring. The woman was not physically harmed, according to the information released, but the violation of her home and her sleep is its own kind of injury.

Guelph Police have not released further details about how the man entered the home or whether anything was taken. The investigation continues, and anyone with information is asked to come forward.

For now, the man remains unidentified, and the woman’s morning remains a memory she did not choose. The police are asking the public to help them find him.

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Sources: CTV News Kitchener, CityNews Kitchener, Guelph Today, Caught in Guelph