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(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Just before 8:00 a.m. this morning Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers along with Perth County Paramedics and North Perth firefighters responded to a farm property located on Line 82 southeast of Listowel. Emergency services personnel responded to a farming accident at the property involving a 45 year old male […]

(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – A black Dodge pickup truck without a working rear licence plate light caught the eye of an alert Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer late Saturday night. At approximately 11:15 p.m. on April 20, 2013 a Huron County OPP officer stopped a southbound pickup truck on Donnybrook Line near Belfast Road. Upon speaking […]

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Distracted Driving Campaign ran from April 15 – April 22, 2013 to help raise awareness on this completely preventable threat to highway safety. The OPP laid 2,141 charges during the campaign for distracted driving. In 2012, 83 people were killed in motor vehicle collisions within […]

(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) Every year the County of Wellington OPP comes into possession of property that is either turned in or seized as a result of a police investigation. Items that can be positively identified by their owners are returned to them, but Police are still left with unclaimed items such as bicycles, tools and […]

(WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) On April 21, 2013 at approximately 1:41am, a County of Wellington OPP officer spoke to the driver of a 2006 Dodge pick-up truck on Main Street South, Wellington North Township. The driver showed signs of alcohol consumption. Police demanded a Roadside Screening Device test from the driver, but he refused. Eric Fitzpatrick, […]

(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have arrested a male and female on driving and drug possession charges following a short police chase that took place on April 23, 2013. Just before 9:00 p.m. a Huron County OPP officer observed a red Pontiac Grand Prix speeding northbound on Road 164 […]

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) conducted their Distracted Driving Campaign from Monday April 15, 2013 until Monday April 22, 2013. This campaign was part of a province wide O.P.P. Distracted Driving Initiative. The aim of this campaign is to reiterate the dangers of carrying out activities which take your attention […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Sunday morning April 21, 2013, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) officers were dispatched to a rural property on Road 140 between Perth Line 20 and Line 26 (south west of Sebringville), where the theft of a John Deere Gator had taken place. Investigation revealed that sometime between 11 […]

(PUSLINCH TWP, ON) On Friday, April 19, 2013 at approximately 8:11am, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit (TMU) were patrolling and conducting moving radar on McLean Road near Kerr Road in Puslinch Twp. At this time and location Constable Henry Van Dyk observed a 2006 Honda Accord travelling well […]

(HURON EAST, ON) On Sunday April 21, 2013 around 4:30 a.m., Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) officers were called to Centennial Road west of Seaforth, as a result of a single motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed that a Hyundai Santa Fe had been travelling west bound on Centennial Road west of Hannah Line, when […]