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(BLUEWATER, ON) – On February 6, 2011 at approximately 4:30 pm, two Huron OPP officers were patrolling on Bluewater Highway when they observed a driver talking on a cell phone. The officers initiated a traffic stop and while speaking to the driver, they observed empty liquor bottles inside the vehicle. A subsequent search of the […]

(GODERICH, ON) – On February 6, 2011 at approximately 11:00 pm a Huron OPP officer was patrolling in Goderich when he observed a pickup truck fail to stop for a stop sign and demonstrate some erratic driving. The officer initiated a traffic stop by turning on the emergency lights and the driver attempted to make […]

(SOUTH HURON, ON) – On February 7, 2011 at approximately 12:30 am a Huron OPP officer stopped a suspicious vehicle in Exeter. While speaking to the driver, who stated he had borrowed the vehicle from a friend, it was determined that the vehicle was actually stolen. The 16 year old male driver was arrested for […]

Dear Editor, I just noticed an ad on your site that referred to an organization called the “Brighter Futures Ministry” that is having a dinner to raise funds to apparently “provide essential services to the community”. They also state that “The ministry is a resource and support centre to young parents and pregnant teenagers”. Since […]

(SOUTH HURON, ON) – At 1:45 am on February 2, 2011 a lone person broke into the Godfather’s Pizza located on Main Street South in Exeter by smashing a window on the north side of the building. Once inside, the suspect moved directly to a cash float stored on site and then left on foot […]

We thought it would be interesting to compare the costs of policing our municipality. It turns out that if you live in Wingham, you are paying triple compared to Blyth and East Wawanosh residents. This over-paying works out to over $200/person per year (or $600/property/year) To come up with our calculations, we used census data […]

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) On Tuesday February 01, 2011, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Perth County OPP officers were actively conducting traffic enforcement on Perth County roads as over 30 traffic related charges were laid. A total of 18 speeders were ticketed as well as a number of drivers were issued miscellaneous Highway Traffic Act […]

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Wednesday February 02, 2011, Perth County OPP officers were advised of a pickup truck theft from a rural residence located north of Avonton. Investigation revealed that the theft occurred sometime between 9 p.m. Tuesday February 01, 2011 and 5 a.m. Wednesday February 02, 2011. Someone walked onto the rural […]

(ST.MARYS, ON) On Monday January 31, 2011, a St.Marys resident contacted the Perth County OPP and reported that he had been tricked into providing personal information on line. Investigation revealed that just over a week ago the man received an email from what he thought to be his credit card company which had the company […]