Wingham Free Press(PERTH COUNTY, ON) Although the calendar indicates winter does not officially start until December 21st, the weather had turned and winter driving is here. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police has investigated 28 collisions within the past four days. The majority of these collisions were preventable if drivers had slowed down and left more space […]
(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP, ON) – On November 23, 2013 at approximately 12:09 a.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting radar enforcement and monitoring traffic on Highway 6 near Laird Road in Guelph-Eramosa Township. At this time and location officers observed a 2012 Nissan travelling well above the speed limit. The vehicle entered radar […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Thursday November 21, 2013 Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to NR Renovation at 152 Georgina St. in Mitchell where it was discovered that aluminum doors had been stolen. Investigation revealed that on Sunday November 17, 2013, 40 brown aluminum storm doors and 30 beige coloured […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – On Saturday November 24, Northumberland County was struck with some seasonal weather that contributed to several collisions on Highway 401 in the early morning to late afternoon hours. Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several motor vehicle collisions on Highway 401 and other area road ways as the County was hit […]
(LISTOWEL & ST.MARYS, ON) This Saturday November 30, 2013, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police officers are teaming up with the Salvation Army in Listowel and St.Marys to help make Christmas extra special this for needy children this year. OPP officers will have their cruisers set up in front of the St.Marys Canadian Tire Store as […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) Since the official kickoff of the Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign in Stratford, on Friday evening November 22, 2013, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police officers have removed two drivers from Perth County roads who registered a blood alcohol concentration of between .05 and .08 on a roadside screening device. These […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Saturday November 23, 2013, around 1:30 a.m. Perth County Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a call from a Park Ave North resident in Listowel who heard noises outside. Officers located a male outside the residence. George POORTINGA (28) of the Municipality of North Perth has been charged with […]
(ST.MARYS, ON) On Wednesday November 20, 2013, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called by a neighbour to a residence on Widder St. East in St.Marys, for a break and enter in progress. Officers located and arrested two suspects. Further investigation resulted in charges being laid on these two individuals. Elizabeth WINDSOR (27) […]
(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On November 23, 2013 at approximately 1:53 a.m. officers from the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Festive R.I.D.E. team were conducting spot checks on Highway 6 near College Avenue in the City of Guelph. Police investigated the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet that entered into the checkpoint. Police spoke […]
(BRIGHTON, ON) – On Sunday November 24, 2013 at approximately 3:59 PM Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of jack knifed tractor trailer on County Road 30, just south of Highway 401 in the Municipality of Brighton. A Northumberland OPP officer attended to the County Road 30 collision and found the truck and […]