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DRIVER RECEIVES 7 DAY SUSPENSION FOR EXCESSIVE SPEED

(Lansdowne,ON.) – On the 4th of January 2014 Ontario Provincial Police in Leeds and 1000 Islands were on patrol on Hwy 401 near the town of Gananoque. At around 9:20 a.m. an O.P.P officer observed a silver Volks Wagon car travelling westbound on Hwy 401. The officer conducted an investigation into the speed the car […]

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DRIVER ARRESTED WITHIN MINUTES OF RIDE CHECK SETTING UP

(Prince Edward County, ON)—On January 4, 2014 at 6:04pm officers with the Ontario Provincial Police Prince Edward County detachment had just step up a RIDE check on County Roads 15 and 21in the town of Demorestville when a male driver who had been consuming alcohol was stopped. 28-year old Charles STOCK of Wellington, ON is […]

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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN DISQUALIFIED DRIVING CHARGE

(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On January 4, 2014, just before 3:00 p.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers stopped a Pontiac vehicle on Highway 401 eastbound near Communication Road. As a result of the subsequent OPP traffic investigation, the driver, 50 year old Douglas BEEZE, from Enniskillen Township, ON, was charged with the following: · Driving While […]

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IMPAIRED DRIVERS CHARGED

(Marmora, ON) – On December 30, 2013 at 7:45 p.m. Central Hastings O.P.P received a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Highway #7 in the Municipality of Marmora and Lake. At 8:00 p.m. an officer located the involved vehicle travelling northbound on Forsyth Street and the driver was observed talking on a cellular […]

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Jessy Wayne OAKLEY – Breach, Stolen Property, Drive While Disqualified

(CALEDON, ON) – On December 31, 2013 at approximately 4 pm, an officer from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol in the area of Porterfield Road. The officer observed a blue Pontiac Sunfire travelling north on Porterfield Road approaching County Road 109. The officer conducted a licence plate […]

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NATURAL GAS LEAK IN FOREST – OPP EVACUATING RESIDENTS

(LAMBTON SHORES, ON) Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers and members of the Forest Fire Department are in the process of evacuating a number of residents who live in the north end of Forest because of a natural gas leak in the area of Townsend Line and Broadway Street. As of 2:00 a.m. on […]

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PERTH COUNTY ROAD CONDITIONS WORSENING

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging the motoring public to refrain from travelling within Perth County as the road and weather conditions are worsening. The blizzard conditions, with near zero visibility and extensive drifting is making for dangerous travelling within the county. Barricades and road closed signs have been […]

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All Buses Cancelled – All Schools Closed – Tue, Jan 7, 2014

Due to a combination of cold weather and high winds, as well as blowing and drifting snow All School Buses have been cancelled AND All City Schools and All Country Schools will be closed for the day for both the Avon Maitland DSB and Huron Perth Catholic DSB. In addition all Board buildings and the […]

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All County Roads and Provincial Highways In Huron County Closed

(HURON COUNTY, ON) – As of 7:00 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has closed all County roadways and Provincial Highways within Huron County. Huron County OPP urges all motorists to stay off the closed roadways. All motorists are encouraged to check weather and road travel conditions by calling 511 or online at www.Ontario.ca/trip […]

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MONKTON RESIDENT GETS WISE TO SECRET SHOPPER SCAM

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) A Monkton resident attended the North Perth Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment in Listowel to report that she may have been issued a fraudulent cheque. The resident advised that she had applied for a job via an ad on Kijiji looking for “secret shoppers” in her area. She completed the […]