Wingham Free Press
Expecting company this holiday season? Don’t waste your valuable time shoveling the end of your laneway, town sidewalk & road when we have already paid for the equipment (as taxpayers) to do it. Staff and the equipment you paid for can clear the snow in seconds, rather than the 30-45 mins required to do it […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – A snowmobile trailer valued at approximately $12,000 was stolen from an address in the Township of Perth East last week. On December 16 2021, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a theft that had occurred from a property on Perth Road 135. A black, 2018 Triton snowmobile […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – After multiple outdoor decorations were damaged, police have charged one person with Mischief. On the morning of December 07 2021, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of damaged holiday decorations and security cameras at a residence on Schade Street, in Monkton. The suspect had caused extensive damage to […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Vanastra resident with Assault with a Weapon following an investigation into a domestic disturbance. On December 2, 2021 at approximately 11:00 p.m. Huron OPP officers were called to a residence located on 12th Street in Vanastra to investigate a disturbance that was taking place. The […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On December 17, 2021 at 7:04 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspected impaired driver in the town of Kincardine. Officers located the vehicle and found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Following a roadside screening test, the driver was placed under arrest and taken to […]
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – On December 18, 2021 at 9:56 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of a single vehicle crash along Concession 12 in Culross Township. Officers arrived to find the vehicle had collided with a telephone pole before coming to rest in the ditch. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging citizens to stay vigilant against scammers following two recent cases wherein two Huron County residents were scammed out of thousands of dollars. In the first case a victim reported being scammed out of $3,000 after purchasing gift cards and sending the scammer the authorization […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A call about a suspicious person walking in the vicinity of the former Bluewater Youth Correctional Centre led to the arrest and charges against a London resident. On November 19, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to Bluewater Veteran’s Highway near Black’s Point Road to look for […]
(GODERICH, ON) – A Goderich resident is facing a Resist Peace Officer charge after he tried to run away from officers that were trying to arrest him. Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on December 11, 2021 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to Gibbons Street in Goderich to investigate a suspicious person call. Upon arrival officers […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – An impaired driver was arrested in North Perth, and later assaulted a police officer. On December 07 2021, just after 5:00 p.m. the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in Listowel. Officers located the vehicle on Maitland Avenue North, Listowel, and determined the […]