A Teeswater man is without his vehicle for 45 days following a traffic stop in Wingham on the afternoon of June 2nd. Police conducted a stop of a motor vehicle and investigation revealed that the driver was prohibited from driving Canada wide as the result of an impaired driving conviction. Wayne Whytock, age 54 of […]
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Recently Deputy David Riach made comments about WFP contributorsbeing bullies. We assume this is response the to recent photoof <a target=_blank”href=”http://www.thewinghamfreepress.com/story.shtml?story=5284″>atown employee leaning against a truck for almost 1/2 an hour
Some of you may not know this, but our Deputy Reeve admitted tocalling the boss of a critic of council. This was a blatant attemptto silence anyone that dare question council. This grotesqueand immature abuse of power would only be excusable from someoneunder the age of seven. At the last council meeting, DeputyReeve, or Dippity […]
(BRANT TWP, ON) On June 1, 2013 at 8:11 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a single vehicle crash on the Greenock-Brant Towline in Brant Township. Officers arrived to find a Green GMC 1500 pickup truck lying in the ditch on its roof. The driver was located nearby and […]
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Michael Parris – Drunk Driving
(TIVERTON, ON) On June 1, 2013 at 11:51 pm, a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol along Main Street in Tiverton stopped a Blue Hyundai Tucson. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol and he was found in possession of illegal drugs. 53 year old Michael PARRIS of Mississauga […]
(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TWP, ON) On Monday June 3, 2013 at approximately 6:21pm officers from the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 7 just east of the Sixth Line of Guelph-Eramosa Twp involving a motorcycle and a van. Firefighters from the Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department and […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) The County of Wellington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate collisions involving deer throughout the County. During the month of May there were 15 reported collisions. The following tips are offered to help prevent hitting a deer: Be especially attentive at dusk and dawn. Deer are more active at this […]
(MAPLETON TWP, ON) On Monday June 3, 2013 at approximately 9:22am officers from the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a float plane that had flipped over on Conestogo Lake while landing, in Mapleton Township. Firefighters from Mapleton Fire Department and Paramedics from Guelph-Wellington EMS also responded to the scene. […]
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Drew Labonte – 136 in an 80
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) On Thursday May 30, 2013 at approximately 9:36pm, members of the County of Wellington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit (TMU) were conducting stationary radar on Highway 6 at 4th Line in the Township of Centre Wellington. At this time and location, Constable Frank Thornton observed a northbound 1990 Acura. […]
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David Usitalo – Drunk Driving
(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP, ON) In the early morning of May 31, 2013, County of Wellington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers had initiated a R.I.D.E. Program at the intersection of Wellington County Road 124 and Jones Baseline in the Township of Guelph-Eramosa. At approximately 12:24am, Police spoke to a male driver of a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado. He […]