(BRUCE PENINSULA, ON.) On Thursday the 20th of June 2013, officers from the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) were out in force conducting safety inspections on commercial motor vehicles. In total, twenty (20) full inspections were completed at MTO yards located […]
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Don’t Pay The Con Man
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking area residents to stay alert following yet another report of an attempted fraud. On June 19, 2013 at 1:20 pm, a resident in the Municipality of Kincardine called police about a letter he received stating that he was selected as a mystery […]
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Effective and successful policing results in less crime,safer communities, and lower overall costs for everyone. That is the reasonwhy communities have professional police and members of the Owen Sound Police Service strive to meet that expectation each day. Reduced crime statistics is just one of the key measuring sticks demonstrating our effectiveness. For example, it […]
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Dmitriy BOGATCHENKO – Drunk Driving
(WALKERTON, ON) On June 21, 2013 at 3:13 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver. A White Dodge Caravan almost struck a pedestrian that was crossing Yonge Street South in Walkerton. Officers stopped the van near the intersection of Highway 9 and Side road 5 in […]
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Mischief At Cemetery
(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP, ON) On Wednesday June 19, 2013 the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police received a report of damage caused at the Merry Mount Cemetery in Guelph-Eramosa Township on Highway 6. It is believed the incident occurred over the weekend of June 14th-June 16th, 2013. The investigation revealed unknown suspects(s) spray painted a bridge located […]
(GUELPH/ERAMOSA TWP, ON) On Saturday June 15, 2013 at approximately 5:08pm Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a driving complaint involving a black Dodge pick-up truck in the area of Side Road 20 and the 5th Line of Guelph/Eramosa Twp. Police observed a vehicle matching that description and attempted to conduct a traffic […]
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Barricaded Man Arrested
On Saturday June 22nd, 2013 at approximately 3:40pm Owen Sound Police responded to 1094 3rd Avenue East in response to a barricaded man. The male threatened to harm himself and to shoot Police if they entered his residence. Police negotiated with the man for approximately an hour and a half in an attempt to have […]
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(WALKERTON, ON) On June 16, 2013 at 11:33 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to deal with a male trespassing at a residence along Yonge Street South in Walkerton. Officers arrived to find the man was previously warned about being on the property. When he was taken into custody officers found […]