Wingham Free PressDUNKELD TAVERN DAMAGED BY FIRE (BRANT TWP, ON) On March 10, 2013 at 1:47 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an alarm at the Dunkeld Tavern on Bruce County Road 3 in Brant Township. Officers arrived to find that the building was on fire. Fire fighters with the Walkerton Fire Department, […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – A traffic stop on Turnberry Street in Brussels may prove to be costly for a West Perth resident. On March 7, 2013 at 9:41 a.m. a Huron OPP officer stopped a blue Dodge sedan to check on the insurance status of the vehicle. The driver, who was also the owner of […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Thursday March 07, 2013, Perth County OPP received a call from a Listowel resident who advised that her computer screen was locked with the screen showing that the RCMP had locked the screen as a result of viewing pornography. The resident was told to forward $200 via a money […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Monday morning March 04, 2013, Perth County OPP officers were called to the Stratford Home Hardware store exterior compound where a theft of materials was discovered. Investigation indicated that sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., on Monday March 04, 2013 an unknown person entered the compound by cutting […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning consumers not to blindly trust phone calls that claim to be able to negotiate amazing lower interest rates on your credit card or loan. Two South Huron residents received phone calls this past week from scammers offering to lower the interest rates on their […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Early this morning Huron OPP officers received information about a mischief to property occurrence. The owner of a Mazda pickup truck reported a he had his truck and trailer parked at the Seaforth Community Centre located on Duke Street while he went out for a half hour snowmobile ride. He left […]
(ERIN TOWNSHIP, ON) On March 5, 2013 at about 3:28pm, the County of Wellington OPP were conducting mobile radar speed enforcement on County Road 22 in Erin Township. Police observed an eastbound 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier travelling above the speed limit. Police clocked the vehicle on radar at 135km/h in an 80km/h zone. Christopher Skinner age […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – Perth County OPP officers were busy conducting several Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) programs this past weekend. Between Friday, March 1, 2013 and Sunday, March 3, 2013 Perth County OPP officers conducted seven checkpoints throughout the county. In total, 195 motor vehicles and three motorized snow vehicles were checked. An early […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) – Perth County OPP officers are investigating several mischiefs to property occurrences that took place throughout the county this past weekend. During the early hours on Saturday, March 2, 2013 two vehicle owners had a windshield wiper and side view mirror removed from their vehicles. The vehicles were both parked […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – Perth County OPP officers responded to nine motor vehicle collisions between Friday, March 1, 2013 and Sunday, March 3, 2013. Two of the collisions resulted in minor injuries to two of the involved drivers. On Friday, March 1, 2013 just before 5:00 p.m. Perth County OPP officers responded to a two […]