11 May 2015,
3:23 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision at North Rankin and Turner St. A vehicle was stopped on Turner St and pulled out onto North Rankin striking a vehicle that was north on North Rankin. One of the drivers attended to hospital to be checked out. The driver of the responsible vehicle was charged with Failing to Yield.
10:16 pm police received a report of a car / deer collision near County Rd 3 and the Doll Side Road.
14 May 2015,
10:15 pm police conducted RIDE in Southampton, no infractions.
15 May 2015,
11:58 am police received a report of the theft of a licence plate sometime over the past couple days.
2:03 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision in the Independent Grocer parking lot. No injuries.
4:07 pm police conducted RIDE in various areas in a Joint Traffic Initiative along with officers from West Grey Police, South Bruce Peninsula OPP, Grey County OPP, South Bruce OPP, Hanover Police, Owen Sound Police and Saugeen Shores Police.
5:55 pm police received a report of a possible break and enter at a trailer in the Port Elgin Tourist Camp sometime over the winter. Police are investigating.
7:57 pm police investigated a break and enter to a residence on Izzard Rd. Investigation led police to charge a 35 year-old Saugeen Shores female with break and enter. This person was in custody on another matter after she committed this offence and will face further charges.
8:13 pm police responded to McDonalds to a report of a male and female arguing. The male party was located and had been drinking but complained of a health issue and ambulance was dispatched. The male was taken to Southampton Hospital where he was treated for complications with diabetes.
10:12 pm police conducted RIDE and stopped a vehicle with three females who were in possession of a small amount of marihuana. The marihuana was destroyed and the females warmed.
16 May 2015,
10:29 am police responded to a motor vehicle collision in the Walmart parking lot. No injuries.
1:10 pm police received a report of a motor vehicle collision in the Canadian Tire parking lot. No injuries.
3:36 pm police responded to a serious personal injury motor vehicle collision on Goderich St near Pierson Ave. A vehicle stopped in the south bound curb lane of Goderich St and parked at a garage sale. Another vehicle that was southbound stopped behind the parked vehicle awaiting the center lane to clear and continue south. A motorcycle with two riders was south bound on Goderich St and struck the rear of the stopped vehicle. Both riders of the motorcycle were thrown from the motorcycle and were taken to hospital by ambulance with serious, non-life threatening injuries. Police are investigating.
17 May 2015
9:26 pm police conducted RIDE in various areas of the May 24 River Run. This RIDE was conducted with Joint Traffic Initiative along with officers from West Grey Police, South Bruce Peninsula OPP, Grey County OPP, South Bruce OPP, Hanover Police, Owen Sound Police and Saugeen Shores Police. In all police issued 2 Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charges, 5 HTA warnings, 1 Liquor Licence Act (LLA) charge and several LLA warnings. There were no major issues or problems during the River Run this year.
Community Watch started up again on the long weekend in May. This is a group of community minded individuals who volunteer a few nights per season to help make our community safer. Two volunteers drive our neighbourhoods on Friday and or Saturday evenings and report suspicious activity to police. It is always very difficult to measure what crimes may have been prevented but I can tell you police view this program as a very valuable partnership. Police cannot be everywhere so having that extra set of eyes and ears out there reporting unusual activity are of great assistance.
If you would like to volunteer please stop by the police office and pick up a brochure and speak with someone there. The time commitment is whatever you can spare, it might be 5 or 6 hours on a Saturday night once per month, it may be more, it may be less. You may prevent a friend or relative from becoming a victim of crime. Please think about volunteering.