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Overnight House Fire Claims Life

(KINCARDINE, ON) – On February 8th, 2012 at 12:20 am, the South Bruce OPP was called to a house fire on Fraser Drive in Kincardine. Officers arrived to find the home engulfed by flames. Members of the Kincardine Fire Department located and removed the home owner who was transported to the South Bruce Grey Health […]

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Another Regime Toppled – Mohamed Nasheed Steps Down

Tensions escalated in Maldives last month, when the army arrested a criminal court judge. The Judge’s arrest was a result of him releasing an opposition activist that was detained without a warrant. Human Rights groups demanded the release of the Judge, and were calling for UN intervention to settle the dispute. On Monday, police stood […]

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Update: Fatal Crash In Hampstead

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) Members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police are continuing their investigation into the two vehicle fatal crash at the intersection of Perth Road 107 and Line 47 in Hampstead. The crash forced the closure of the intersection in Hampstead from 4:51 p.m. on February 06, 2012 until 4 a.m. […]

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11 Dead and Three Injured In Collision

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) -Members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision at the intersection of Perth Road 107 and Line 47 at 4:51 p.m. today. Investigation revealed that a van with 13 persons inside was westbound on Line 47 when it was struck in the intersection by a […]

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You Have Been Heard – North Huron Heads Down New Path – Swipe Cards, Staff Reductions, Block Parents & Switching to OPP Policing

At last night’s well-attended council meeting, Council and staffintroduced several items to reduce expenses and to make ourcommunity safer.  The mood in chambers has started to becomeless hostile.  All public gallery questions were allowed to beasked, and Neil Vincent didn’t act as if the public gallery were aburden.  Mayor Vincent kept the discussion on topic, […]

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Two Listowel Schools Victims of Break-ins

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Monday morning February 06, 2012 Perth County OPP officers in Listowel were dispatched to St.Mary’s Catholic School and Listowel Central Public School in response to reported break-ins. Investigation into the break in at St.Mary’s Catholic School on Tremaine Ave. revealed that sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning an […]

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B&E at Knights Of Columbus Hall

(BRANT TWP, ON) – On February 5th, 2012 at 1:27 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a report of an overnight break and enter at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Bruce County Road 4, Brant Township. Sometime between 12:30 am on February 5th, 2012 and 1:00 pm on February 5th, 2012, the hall was […]

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Ice Safety Message

(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – On February 4th, 2012 at 2:20 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a report of people walking along the ice near the shores of Lake Huron. Southern Bruce County has experienced an unusually mild winter season. The mild temperatures that caused the snow to melt have also left us with […]

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Scammers Net $3,250 From Seniors

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce OPP has received reports from 2 seniors that were scammed for a combined total of $3,250. On February 4th, 2012 a resident from the Municipality of Kincardine sent $2,350 to help her grandson in Montreal. On February 3rd, 2012 at 1:49 pm, 3 males using the company […]

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Stolen Minivan Found Burning In Pond

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Saturday February 04, 2012 at 3 a.m. Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to the Shakespeare Pond (North of Shakespeare), where a partially submerged mini van was on fire in the pond. The Township of Perth East Fire Department (Shakespeare Station) attended the scene and extinguished the fire and […]