Wingham Free Press
(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 74-year-old individual with multiple offences in Walpole. On Monday May 24, 2021 at 11:57 a.m., police were conducting speed enforcement in the area of Highway 6 and Concession 5, when officers initiated a traffic stop. 74-year-old Constance LUCIER of Burlington, […]
(PETROLIA, ON) – Over this year’s May long weekend members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged six drivers with impaired operation in Plympton-Wyoming, Warwick and Lambton Shores Townships. Graham PERCIVAL, 37-years-old of Sarnia, has been charged with Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus) Alayna MOLITOR, 29-year-old of Sarnia, has been […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is about to begin a yearlong evaluative study of body worn cameras (BWCs). Beginning on May 25, 2021, the OPP will equip uniform members of the Haldimand Detachment, members of the OPP West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and members of the West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On Nat 20th, 2021 at 8:53 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor that was stuck on some rocks in the sand on Sauble Beach, in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. OPP officers arrested the vehicle driver for impaired driving. A breath test recorded […]
(OWEN SOUND, ON) – On May 23, 2021, Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Owen Sound Police Service, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), arrested a third individual in connection with a homicide investigation in Owen Sound. 27-year-old Megan Hopkins of Owen Sound – First Degree Murder S. 235(1) Criminal Code […]
(OWEN SOUND, ON) – On May 22, 2021, Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Owen Sound Police Service, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), arrested two individuals in connection with a homicide investigation in Owen Sound. The following people are charged: 21-year-old Robert JACKSON of Owen Sound – First Degree Murder […]
North Huron is refusing to allow Pride flags anywhere on North Huron property. There was a request for North Huron council to include the Pride flag on one of North Huron’s flag poles during Pride Month. This was a chance for this council to prove they are not as homophobic and biggotted as previous councils, […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On May 19, 2021, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence located in Elora, Ontario. Upon entering the residence, officers seized a quantity of drugs, […]
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – A Wingham resident is facing a court date following a Racing charge laid yesterday by Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at approximately12:13 p.m. a Huron OPP officer was patrolling on Clyde Line when he observed a sport utility vehicle speeding well above the posted 80 km/h zone […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – One person from Wellington County is facing a criminal charge after a traffic stop in the Municipality of North Perth on May 19, 2021 just after 2:00 a.m. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrols on Road 164, north of Listowel, when an officer observed a motor vehicle […]