Wingham Free Press(Howick, ON) On December 18, 2009 at approximately 10:00 pm, Huron OPP officers were set up for a RIDE checkpoint in the Village of Wroxeter. A Dodge pickup truck entered the area and an officer spoke with the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle about his headlights that were not functioning. The officer detected […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On December 17th, 2009 at 5:56 pm, the South Bruce OPP were called to the scene of a motor vehicle collision on County Road 15, Greenock Township. Officers attended with paramedics from the Bruce County EMS. Sadly, 63 year old David MacLennan of Kincardine Township was pronounced dead at the scene. The […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On December 17th, 2009 at 9:16 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a call to attend a motor vehicle collision on Bruce County Road 10, Brant Township. One of the involved drivers was located at the Becker’s store in Bentinck Township. 46 year old Andrew Martyn of Tottenham, Ontario is facing charges […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in cooperation with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), is warning people about a variation of the widespread “Emergency Scam†or “Grandparent Scamâ€. Traditionally operating as a telemarketing scam throughout North America, fraudsters contact potential victims while posing as a family member or friend in urgent need of […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – The South Bruce OPP stopped a vehicle on Saratoga Road around 9:22 pm on December 15th and found that the driver had been drinking. 49 year old Garland Edwards of Kansas, USA is facing a charge of Refuse Breath Sample. Edwards was arrested at the roadside, his vehicle was towed and he […]
(South Huron, ON) On December 15, 2009 at approximately 4:00 am Huron OPP officers were called to Waterloo Street in Exeter regarding two females who were believed to be breaking into vehicles in the area. Officers arrived in the area and located two females, a 16 year old and an 18 year old. They were […]
On December 16, 2009 shortly after 11:00 pm, Huron OPP officers were set up for a RIDE checkpoint in Goderich. A vehicle entered the area and as one of the officers was speaking to the driver, an odour of an alcoholic beverage could be detected on his breath. The officer read a demand for the […]
(Kincardine, ON.) – On December 15th, 2009 members of the Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau – Drug Enforcement Unit and the South Bruce OPP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrant at a Heather Boulevard residence in Huron Township, County of Bruce. As a result, police seized a quantity of cocaine […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – The South Bruce OPP are warning motorists of poor driving conditions in Southern Bruce County. Area roadways have become very slippery creating a hazard for those that are out driving. If you don’t have to travel tonight, stay home and let the road maintenance crews do their job. Remember that safety on […]
FAIL TO REMAIN COLLISION IN EXETER(South Huron, ON) On December 13, 2009 at noon, a witness observed a white Chevrolet Blazer on Gidley Street as it slid onto the boulevard, snapped off a tree and crashed into a private fence. The vehicle was then observed leaving the scene westbound on Gidley Street and turning southbound […]