Wingham Free Press(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Wednesday May 15, 2013, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a rural residence on Line 26 east of Hwy 23 where a utility trailer had just been stolen. Investigation revealed that sometime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesday May 15th an unknown person(s) […]
(BLUEWATER, ON) – A male and female have been airlifted to Victoria Hospital in London with serious injuries following a two vehicle collision this afternoon. At approximately 1:45 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to the collision located on Bluewater Highway at Turnbull’s Grove Road South. Officers were assisted on scene by […]
CAR SEAT CLINIC HOSTED BY THE CO-OPERATORS, COUNTY OF WELLINGTON OPP AND WELLINGTON-DUFFERIN-GUELPH PUBLIC HEALTH (TOWN OF HARRISTON, ON) The Co-operators, with the assistance of the County of Wellington OPP and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health will be hosting a free car seat clinic at the Harriston & Minto Fire Hall at 89 Elora Street, Harriston on […]
(BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) Prescription Drug Drop Off Day has been called a huge success by organizers across the country. This past Saturday, May 11, police and medical officials worked together to help residents in communities dispose of unused and unwanted medications. At 53 OPP locations across Ontario, the provincial police received 308 kilograms of prescription […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Last night around 11:15 p.m. a grey Pontiac Montana van entered a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) checkpoint located at the intersection of Blyth Road and Brussels Line in Walton. While speaking with the driver the officer immediately detected a strong odour of an illegal drug coming from inside the vehicle. […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Prescription Drug Drop Off Day has been called a huge success by organizers across the country. This past Saturday, May 11, police and medical officials worked together to help residents in communities dispose of unused and unwanted medications. At 53 OPP locations across Ontario, the provincial police received 308 kilograms of […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) On May 14, 2013 at 10:00 pm, South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers set up a R.I.D.E. at the intersection of Princes Street and Lambton Street in Kincardine. At 10:55 pm, a Green Subaru Outback stopped and officers found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. 53 year old Elizabeth YUNDT of […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) When it comes to public safety, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) expects no less of boaters and paddlers navigating Ontario waterways than they do of motorists travelling on Ontario roads. With Safe Boating Awareness Week getting underway next week (May 18-24, 2013), the OPP is reminding all boaters and paddlers that […]
(NORTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON): The Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to assist the South Bruce OPP who is investigating an incident that occurred on Friday afternoon May 18, 2013 where a despondent male party had left the South Bruce County area after indicating he may harm himself. The vehicle involved was found […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) As everyone is looking forward to the Victoria Day Long Weekend, officers in Perth County are stepping up their Canada Road Safety Week enforcement which runs from May 13 – 20. Officers are actively enforcing traffic laws in attempts to heighten awareness of high-risk driving behaviour. (MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On […]