Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(GREENOCK TWP, ON) – On May 19, 2021 at 7:53 a.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on patrol along Bruce County Road 20 in Greenock Township noticed a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle’s speed was displayed on radar at more than 130 km/h in a posted 80 […]
(KINLOSS TWP, ON) – On May 17, 2021 at 10:07 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OP) received a report of a single vehicle collision involving a transport truck along South Kinloss Avenue in Kinloss Township. Officers responded with members of the Ripley-Huron Fire Department and Bruce County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to find a transport […]
In April 2021, the Joint Waterloo-Guelph Human Trafficking team commenced an investigation. It was alleged that the accused obtained sexual services from the victim and solicited the sexual services for monetary compensation. On May 19, 2021, as a result of the ongoing investigation, a 31-year-old Stratford male has been charged with the following offences: Human Trafficking […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – On May 20, 2021 at approximately 4:50 a.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with Chatham-Kent Fire & Emergency Services responded to a vehicle fire on Highway 401 eastbound near the 70 kilometer marker between Queen’s Line Road and Bloomfield Road in Chatham-Kent. A tractor trailer loaded with 44,000lbs of beef became fully engulfed, […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On Monday May 17, 2021 just before 08:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft of copper wire and aluminum from a construction site on Twamley Street West in the Municipality of North Perth. Sometime between May 15, 2021 and May 17, 2021 unknown […]
On May 19, 2021, the Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Robbery Unit arrested a Waterloo male in connection to an armed robbery. On May 14, 2021, police responded to the area of Devitt Avenue North in Waterloo for a report of an attempt vehicle theft. The victim reported that at approximately 3 a.m., he was woken […]
(CHESLEY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after a counterfeit $20 Canadian bill was used at a business in the town of Chesley. To use or offer counterfeit money is an offence listed in the Criminal Code of Canada that carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in jail upon conviction. […]
A Public Meeting will be held during the Brockton Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. The Public Meeting will be held in electronic format only through Zoom Video Conferencing, and will be broadcast to the Municipality of Brockton’s YouTube Channel. A Draft Plan of Subdivision application has been submitted to create a residential […]