Month: May 2013

(MILDMAY, ON) On May 20, 2013 at 3:57 pm, a West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) traffic unit officer on patrol in the village of Mildmay saw a Black Dodge Dakota moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle speed was displayed on radar at 71 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone. The […]

(MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, ON)- It was discovered on the morning of Wednesday May 22, 2013 that sometime overnight, property was stolen from a work shop located at the back of a residential property in Mapleton Township. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers attended the scene to investigate. The Forensic Identification Services Unit from Mount Forest […]

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) kept very busy over the Victoria Day Long Weekend, working to protect people that were out on roads, waterways and trails throughout the province. Sadly, a pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle collision with a distracted driver using a hand held communication device and one […]

(ORILLIA, ON) Prescription Drug Drop Off Day has been called a huge success by organizers across the country. On Saturday May 11, 2013 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 medications […]

(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The South Bruce OPP is pleased to announce they are joining police officers from across North America supporting Special Olympians with the Law Enforcement Torch Run. On Tuesday June 4th, 2013 there will be a Law Enforcement Torch Run event in Southern Bruce County. At 9:30 am, the Torch Run will […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Wednesday May 22, 2012, around 3:30 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a residence on Line 88 west of Road 146 in the hamlet of Wallace. The resident reported that his shed had just been broken into and his generator was stolen. Investigation revealed […]

(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged a 25 year old male with two counts of theft under $5,000 following two incidents where he failed to pay for his gasoline fill up. Officers were notified of the theft on May 17, 2013. An employee at the Shell gas station […]

(HOWICK, ON) – On May 18, 2013 at approximately 8:45 a.m., a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer conducting RADAR patrol on Belmore Line in Belmore observed a grey Ford Explorer speeding along at a high rate of speed. The officer locked the vehicle speed at 123 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone. […]

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged a 17 year old male with several offences following an early morning traffic stop this past Sunday. Just before 4:00 a.m. a Huron OPP officer observed a blue Dodge Caravan travelling southbound on Orchard Line without working taillights. Officers stopped the van […]