Wingham Free PressThis past weekend, the Chatham-Kent Police Service Marine unit patrolled the Sydenham River and Chanel Ecarte during WAMBO. There were no major incidents to report on the water. A number of boats were stopped for speeding at which time safety inspections were completed. Officers were pleased during inspections to find boaters had all their required […]
Did you know that approximately 25% of children in grades four to six have been bullied. There are many forms of bullying: Verbal (name-calling, sarcasm, teasing, spreading rumours, threatening) Social (excluding others from a group, humiliating others with public gestures) Physical (hitting, shoving, chasing, unwanted sexual touching) Cyber (using the internet or text messaging to […]
Early this morning Chatham-Kent Police responded to a single motor vehicle collision which occurred on Michener Road near Goldpark Road. The vehicle in question was travelling southbound along Michener Road when for unknown reasons, the driver lost control of the vehicle causing it to collide with a Hydro pole, Hydro transformer and then a parked […]
Yesterday afternoon at about 2:00 pm police observed a pickup truck turn north off Sage Close onto Orangewood Boulevard with two boys sitting in the open bed of the truck. Both boys had bright orange hats on and were easily seen. As a result, police stopped the truck which was being operated by an elderly […]
Sometime yesterday between 1:00 – 2:30 pm, the complainant reports that unknown suspect(s) entered his open garage along Paxton Drive in Chatham and stole his Mountain bike. The bike is described as a 2009 Gary Fisher Opie Mountain bike, black in colour with white lettering TREK” on frame. Anyone with information is asked to contact […]
Did you know that collision statistics reveal that 27% of fatalities and 19% of serious injuries involve speeding? Aggressive driving includes speeding, running red lights, tailgating, weaving in and out of traffic and failing to yield the right of way among other behaviours. This summer, the Chatham-Kent Police Service would like all motorists to please […]
On August 11th, 2013 just after 5pm the Owen Sound Police responded to the west side of the city with regards to a residence that had been broken into while its owners were away. The culprits entered through an open window and made off with several electronic items including two flat screen televisions. The investigation […]
(Prescott, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police officers are investigating the discovery of human remains in the St. Lawrence Seaway on Sunday August 11. Officers responded to the call at 11:20am and discovered decomposed human remains in the water near Prescott. The office of the Provincial Coroner is leading the investigation at this time. A post […]
(Trent Lakes, ON) On the 11th of August 2013 at approximately 3:20 am, officers from the Peterborough detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Peterborough County paramedics responded to a family disturbance at a residence on Fire Route 37 in Trent Lakes. Upon attending the residence, police located a deceased male and proceeded […]
(Ottawa, ON) – A single vehicle rollover occurred in the west bound lanes of Highway 417 at Rockdale Road this morning at approximately 2:00 am. A 2004 silver Lexus SUV being operated by a female left the roadway. The 54-year-old female driver was transported by paramedics to the Ottawa Hospital General campus where she was […]