Wingham Free Press(ORILLIA, ON) – As communities across Ontario continue to weather the extreme cold temperatures and potential February woes of winter, kids will again have another reason to look forward to their next encounter with an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer, thanks to a hot new youth initiative developed in partnership with Mac’s Convenience Stores. “Operation […]
(BRANT TWP, ON) – On February 19, 2011 at 10:43 am, the South Bruce OPP received a call to a single vehicle crash on County Road 4, between Walkerton and Hanover, in Brant Township. Officers arrived to find a vehicle had struck a guard rail on a section of County Road 4 where the high […]
(BRANT TWP, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is asking residents in the Brockton area to stay off the roads until the storm passes and the winds subside. High winds with a light blowing snow are causing pockets of very poor to nil visibility, particularly in Brant Township. Emergency services personnel and the emergency department […]
(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – In light of some recent complaints about drivers not stopping for a school bus, the South Bruce OPP want to send a message to all motorists. When a school bus is stopped, with the red lights flashing and stop arm extended, this is a signal that students will be getting […]
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – On February 16th, 2011 at 8:17 am, the South Bruce OPP received a break and enter complaint from a residence along Highway 9, Carrick Township. Sometime between 11:55 pm on February 15th, 2011 and 8:00 am on February 16th, 2011, a Quonset hut was forcibly entered by cutting off the lock. […]
(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – On February 15th, 2011 at 1:49 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a call about a snowmobile rider trespassing on a farmer’s field, causing damage to the wheat crop. The snowmobile was located nearby and the operator was cautioned for trespassing. The South Bruce OPP is sending a reminder to […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Wednesday February 16, 2011, Perth County OPP officers were called to an engine repair shop on Perth Line 72, east of Millbank where a pickup truck had just been reported stolen. Investigation revealed that at approximately 10 a.m. a male suspect arrived at the shop driving a mini van. […]
(ST.MARYS, ON) At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday Morning February 17, 2011 a St.Marys resident who resides within a block of where the SUV was stolen contacted police advising that a suspicious vehicle was parked on her driveway. Police attended and ascertained that this was the 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe which had been stolen from […]
(ST.MARYS, ON) On Thursday morning February 17, 2011, Perth County OPP officers in St.Marys were called to an Ann St. residence in St.Marys where an SUV had been stolen from an open garage. The homeowner had parked a Grey 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe SUV with an Ontario Licence plate of BJWM450 in his garage at […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The G.R.E.A.T., Gang Resistance Education and Training, Program is being launched in some area schools. The G.R.E.A.T. Program is designed to assist youth in developing positive life skills that will help them avoid gang involvement and violent/delinquent behaviour. G.R.E.A.T. uses a communitywide approach to combat the risk factors associated with youth […]