Wingham Free Press(TOWN OF FERGUS, ON) – On Friday September 21, 2012 at approximately 1:38pm County of Wellington OPP officers were notified of a shoplifter found at the Zehrs Markets at 800 Tower Street, in Fergus. Store staff advised police that they noticed a female party take multiple food items and beauty products off the shelves and […]
(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On Saturday September 22, 2012 at approximately 3:35am County of Wellington OPP officers observed a 2000 Chrysler that was being driven erratically on Wellington Street at Wyndham Street in the City of Guelph. Police stopped the vehicle and spoke to the male driver and discovered that he had been drinking. […]
(HARRISTON, ON) – On Tuesday September 25, 2012 at approximately 9:00pm County of Wellington OPP officers received information regarding a missing 45 yr old female from an adult-assisted-living residence located in Harriston, Town of Minto. The female was last seen walking southbound on County Road109 north of County Road 5 in the Town of Minto […]
(LONDON, ON) – Members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a 13-year member of the Huron County OPP following the investigation of a reported domestic incident on September 20, 2012. OPP members from Huron County OPP had previously responded to a call for assistance at a home in the municipality of […]
(NORTHERN BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – Members of the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to assist the Tobermory and Lions Head volunteer fire department with a structure fire on Highway 6 around 8:12 p.m. last evening. Upon police arrival, the business known as Hoppys One Stop convenience store was fully engulfed by fire. OPP […]
Yesterday morning WFP check Gibbons Line to see if any more dumpinghas occurred. There are several spots that have scatteredtrash, we also found full bags of garbage at the side of the road. Below is a picture taken the morning of Monday, September 24, 2012. <img alt=Gibbons Line”src=”http://www.thewinghamfreepress.com/images/gibbonssept24.gif”height=”375″ width=”500″> “
On Monday September 24, 2012, members of the Guelph Police Service Traffic Division participated in a School Bus Safety Initiative located at Woodlawn Road East and WindermereCourt, Guelph. This targeted enforcement blitz was in response to numerous complaints that were received from local residents. There were no school bus-related charges laid at this time; however, […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Officers from the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment will be participating in the Ministry of Transportation Provincial Seatbelt Campaign which begins September 24, 2012 and ends at midnight on Saturday, October 6, 2012. During this time, OPP officers will increase their visibility throughout the county to ensure that motorists […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) A Mitchell resident contacted the Perth County OPP reporting concerns she had a male party she had been communicating with on a singles web site for about a week. The male identifying himself with a very common North American name had been building a trust relationship with the female. The […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Sunday September 23, 2012, before 4 a.m. Perth County OPP officers in Listowel were dispatched to the downtown area where a motorist reported seeing a vehicle drive in the wrong lanes. Shortly thereafter a Perth County OPP officer located a vehicle matching the description on Hwy 23 south of […]