Wingham Free Press(SOUTH HURON, ON) – On August 24, 2012 at 12:41 a.m. Huron OPP officers and members from the South Huron Fire Department responded to residence fire located on Andrew Street in Exeter. The occupants of the residence were able to safely evacuate prior to police and fire personnel arriving on scene. The two storey brick […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On Saturday, August 25, 2012, at approximately 4:45 a.m., South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report that someone had set several garbage cans on fire in the Town of Kincardine. The Kincardine Fire Department attended and extinguished three (3) garbage cans on fire on Queen Street and one (1) on […]
It has come to our attention that our Reeve/Mayor Neil Vincent isstill blaming the Wingham Free Press for Canadian Tire not coming toWingham. As we all know, this is absurd, as the WFP didn’texist at that time. Brock Vodden has apparently spent a greatdeal of time writing blogs that denounce the WFP. Theseactions and comments […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) As part of regular R.I.D.E. programs which take place throughout the county, Perth County OPP officers stopped an SUV at the intersection of Road 165 and Line 87 north-west of Listowel, shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday August 25, 2012. The officer, while talking to the driver of the SUV, […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Thursday August 23, 2012, Perth County OPP officers in Listowel were called to the Liquor Control Board Ontario (LCBO) retail outlet on Main St. West in Listowel, where a bottle of liquor had been stolen. Investigation revealed that a male entered the LCBO outlet and removed a bottle of […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Thursday August 23, 2012, shortly before 2:30 p.m. a Perth County OPP officer patrolling Perth Road 139 at Line 2, west of St.Marys observed an extremely fast moving Pontiac 6000. The police radar was activated and it locked in the speed of the north bound car at 147 km/h […]
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron OPP officers have charged a 26 year old male from Wingham in relation to a mischief that occurred on August 25, 2012. At approximately 5:30 p.m. a wedding party was taking photographs near the walking trails near the Victoria Street West bridge. Members of the wedding party parked their Cadillac STS […]
ASSISTANCE REQUESTED IN IDENTIFYING CAR & DRIVER 2012-08-28 (MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) The Perth County OPP is investigating a fail to remain collision that occurred on Thursday August 23, 2012 between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. along Perth Line 86 east of Molesworth. An adult female was rollerblading west bound on the paved north edge […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A traffic stop by Huron OPP officers at 12:10 a.m. on Benmiller Line near Hemlock Lane resulted in a 27 year old male driver from Goderich losing his licence for three days. Officers stopped a Grand Cherokee and spoke with the driver. Upon speaking with the driver he provided a roadside […]
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron OPP officers arrested a 45 year old male early this morning at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) checkpoint set up at the intersection of Amberley Road and Diagonal Road. At 12:20 a.m. officers stopped a silver Ford F-150 pickup truck and spoke with the male driver. The driver displayed signs […]