Month: August 2012

ASSISTANCE REQUESTED IN IDENTIFYING CAR & DRIVER 2012-08-28 (MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) The Perth County OPP is investigating a fail to remain collision that occurred on Thursday August 23, 2012 between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. along Perth Line 86 east of Molesworth. An adult female was rollerblading west bound on the paved north edge […]

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A traffic stop by Huron OPP officers at 12:10 a.m. on Benmiller Line near Hemlock Lane resulted in a 27 year old male driver from Goderich losing his licence for three days. Officers stopped a Grand Cherokee and spoke with the driver. Upon speaking with the driver he provided a roadside […]

(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron OPP officers arrested a 45 year old male early this morning at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) checkpoint set up at the intersection of Amberley Road and Diagonal Road. At 12:20 a.m. officers stopped a silver Ford F-150 pickup truck and spoke with the male driver. The driver displayed signs […]

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON.) – On September 4, 2012, area schools will be open for another year and the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking motorists, parents and students to prepare for the return of school buses and students along area roads. When motorists see a school bus stopped on the roadway with […]

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Sunday August 26, 2012, at approximately 11:46 a.m., Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a serious two vehicle collision at the intersection of Perth Line 44 and Perth Road 135 (south of Rostock). Upon police arrival, an extensively damaged 2007 Dodge Caliber sedan and a 2003 Ford Windstar […]

(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron OPP officers received a report of a common scam that was popular a few years ago and has recently resurfaced. A resident from Morris-Turnberry received a concerning email from a scammer purporting to be an assassin. The generic email was titled, “ASSASSIN: I’VE BEEN PAID TO KILL YOU”. The sender stated […]

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON.) – With harvest time approaching, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants drivers to start thinking about sharing the road with farm vehicles. An increasing number of farmers are operating from more than one site, which increases the amount of time that farm vehicles are on the road. The number […]

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) today announced that it is supporting a new province-wide liquor licence inspection/enforcement program aimed at creating heightened public awareness of Liquor Licence Act (LLA) inspections/enforcement and increasing licensee awareness about the responsible sale, service, and consumption of alcohol in licenced establishments. Developed by the […]

(HURON COUNTY, ON) – As the annual harvest period approaches, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding residents and visitors of the dangers associated with outdoor marihuana grow-ops. Typically, marihuana crops will be harvested starting as early as late August up until the beginning of October. During this period, people involved with growing illegal marihuana head […]

SUSPICIOUS MALE AT PROVINCIAL PARK Composite sketch of suspect released (SAUGEEN TWP, ON) – On August 19, 2012 at 6:15 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious male at the McGregor Point Provincial Park located along Bruce County Road 33, Saugeen Township. The suspicious male was seen “hanging […]