Wingham Free Press(WALKERTON, ON) On April 11, 2013 at 8:22 pm, members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting R.I.D.E. at the intersection of Prince Street and McNab Street in Walkerton when a Grey Pontiac stopped. Officers found liquor in the car and an 18 year old male passenger was charged with Person under […]
(ORILLIA, ON) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is gearing up for its Distracted Driving Campaign next week (April 15-22, 2013) and they are looking to the public to help make it a historic success. To help kick off the campaign, the OPP is asking drivers across Ontario to take a hard line on distracted driving […]
(GOERICH, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating the theft of a 4-door silver 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix stolen from a parking lot located on Bayfield Road in Goderich. The vehicle had chrome rims, tinted windows and a large crack in the windshield. The car was stolen sometime overnight between April […]
(ST.MARYS, ON) On Sunday afternoon April 07, 2013, around 4 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) officer on patrol in St.Marys conducted a traffic stop on James St. South. The female driver of a car was found to be in possession of Cocaine. Ashleigh GRAHAM (19) of St.Marys has been charged with possession […]
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) Over the past 2 weeks, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has investigated 11 motor vehicle collisions involving deer. Animals were the most common contributing factor to collisions investigated by the South Bruce OPP in 2012. The following tips are offered to help drivers avoid hitting a deer: Be especially […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Tuesday April 09, 2013, shortly after 3 p.m. a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) officer on patrol on Hwy 7 south of St.Marys observed a motor vehicle incident that had the potential to be a major crash. The officer was driving his marked police cruiser West bound on […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, 0N) On Tuesday April 09, 2013, shortly before 2 p.m. an Avonton Road resident in Sebringville observed a black pickup truck drive out of her laneway with the family camper trailer in tow. The resident contacted the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) who broadcast the information of the stolen trailer […]
(ST.MARYS, ON) On Monday April 08, 2013, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) officers were called to the former Central School at 189 Elizabeth Street in St.Marys where a break-in was reported. Investigation revealed that sometime between 6 p.m. on Friday 05 April 2013 and 12 noon on Monday 08 April 2013 the building was […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) ran a Stop and Look Campaign from Thursday April 4th to Sunday April 7th. Officers concentrated their patrol efforts on Stop sign controlled intersections within the county were high numbers of collisions occur. Stop signs are a vital traffic control system that MUST be obeyed […]
(HURON TWP, ON) On April 4, 2013 at 1:16 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a 2 vehicle crash along Highway 21, near Bruce Road 6, in Huron Township. Officers arrived to find that a White Ford pickup truck was north bound on the highway when it crossed over […]