(HURON COUNTY, ON) – County Road #12 is now officially dedicated as Police Memorial Highway”. The dedication ceremony was held this morning at the Huron County Council Chambers in Goderich. The County of Huron and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) take great pride in honouring three fallen police officers that all served throughout the County […]
Month: August 2012
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Tuesday July 31, 2012 shortly after 8:30 p.m. Perth County OPP officers in Mitchell were dispatched to a number of traffic complaints involving a car that had been driven unsafely in the downtown area. Officers patrolled the area for the suspect car and located a vehicle matching the description […]
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Ambulance Versus Car Crash
(TOWN OF SAUGEEN SHORES, ON) – On August 3rd, 2012 at 11:58am, members of the South Bruce OPP were dispatched to a car versus ambulance crash on Highway 21 between Southampton and Port Elgin, Town of Saugeen Shores. Investigation revealed that a Bruce County ambulance was heading Northbound on Highway 21 with emergency equipment activated […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Tuesday July 31, 2012, shortly after 1:30 p.m. a Perth County OPP officer patrolling Line 6 west of St.Marys observed a fast moving Dodge pickup truck. The police radar was activated and it locked in the speed of the east bound truck at 139 km/h in an 80 km/h […]
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Emergency Scam Alert
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is sending another reminder about the emergency scam that is also known as the grandparent scam. On July 31, 2012 at 3:40 pm, a con artist posing as a grand child phoned a resident of Arran-Elderslie Township and $1,750 was sent via Western […]
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OPP Get Ready For Long Weekend
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – This Civic Holiday Long Weekend Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers will be highly visible throughout the province, ensuring that road users and outdoor enthusiasts make it through a safe holiday weekend. With more great weather in the forecast, the OPP will be ready for the many eager Ontarians and tourists […]
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Spike Belt Deployed, Youth Arrested
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Wednesday August 01, 2012, shortly before 8 p.m. the OPP communication centre received a call from “OnStar†(the company monitoring built-in GPS real-time vehicle tracking systems). OnStar personnel advised that a stolen 2006 white Cadillac was travelling south bound on Perth Road 130 towards St.Marys. The Cadillac had been […]
At 10:18 am on 31 July, a woman had reported that her car had been stolen from an Edward Street address sometime overnight. The woman suspected that her daughter had taken the car. Police learned that the daughter may be on her way to London. Police agencies along highway four were contacted and she was […]
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Heather Urquhart Assaults Police
2 OFFICERS INJURED WHILE ARRESTING FEMALE (KINCARDINE, ON) – On Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 5:11 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault near the Tiny Tot Park in Kincardine. A male was calling police to report concerns over mistreatment of children when he was shoved by […]
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Jami-Lee Boucher – Drunk Driving
(KINCARDINE TWP, ON) – On July 30, 2012 at 8:50 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a Grey Buick travelling erratically along Highway 21 in Kincardine Township. The vehicle was located along Broadway Street in Kincardine and officers found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. 28 year old […]