Wingham Free Press(GRAND BEND, ON) On August 3, 2013 at around 3:40 p.m., Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers stopped a GMC pickup truck on Ontario Street. Investigation revealed unsealed alcohol and an undisclosed quantity of suspected cocaine inside the vehicle. 22 year old Jonathan ANDREWS, 22 year old Beau LESSARD and 20 year old Gary […]
(LAMBTON COUNTY, ON) Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to over 340 calls for service around the county during the long weekend. Just over 90 of those calls originated in Grand Bend and included: 54 Liquor Licence Act (LLA) 6 Criminal Code 4 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) 15 Highway Traffic Act (HTA) […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON.) A Whitby area resident had her vehicle towed and faces two Highway Traffic Act related offences after being stopped by an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer. On August 4, 2013 an OPP officer observed a vehicle travelling at 133km/h in an 80 km/h zone on Highway 35, within the City […]
(SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX, ON) On August 5, 2013 at 1:10 pm members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), paramedics and fire crews responded to a single vehicle rollover on Melbourne Road north of Falconbridge Drive in the Municipality of Southwest Middlesex. The vehicle driver and one passenger were transported to hospital with minor injuries. […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) On August 3, 2013 at 9:48 p.m. members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a three vehicle motor vehicle collision on Dundas Road at Elgin Road in the Municipality of Thames Centre. There were no injuries reported as a result of the collision. As a result of an […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) On August 5, 2013 at 6:10 p.m. members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Medway Road at Clarke Road in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre. Two occupants were transported to hospital with minor injuries. As a result of an investigation, police […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) – On Saturday, August 3, 2013 at approximately 6:45 a.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a 2000 Pontiac Sunbird being driven erratically on Grey Rd. 17 in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. Information was received that the vehicle was being driven at excessive speeds and […]
An Anonymous reader sent in the photo below. As you can see,the new police car is parked right beside a No Parking sign. <img alt=cop breaks the law”src=”http://www.thewinghamfreepress.com/images/Cop%20in%20No%20Parking%20Zone%20sm.JPG”height=”525″ width=”700″> Thumbs Up if you think the police should have to follow the samelaws as regular citizens. Thumbs Down if you think the police should be exempt […]
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk because it may contain bacteria that could make you seriously ill. Unpasteurized milk has historically been linked to many serious diseases. Several kinds of bacteria that can be found in raw milk, such as Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria, have been linked […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON.) -The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating the theft of a motorcycle from a local residence. On August 3, 2013 an OPP officer from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment attended a residence on MacPherson Crescent in the former Eldon Township, in response to a break, enter and theft. […]