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(GREENOCK TWP, ON) – On April 8th, 2011, members of the South Bruce OPP set up a R.I.D.E. checkpoint at the intersection of Highway 9 and Side road 5 in Greenock Township. At 11:48 pm, a car stopped at the R.I.D.E. and officers could smell alcohol at the driver’s window. A passenger in the car […]

(CARRICK TWP, ON) – On April 8th, 2011 at 4:00 pm, an OPP West Region Highway Safety officer was on patrol along County Road 3 in Carrick Township when a vehicle was observed traveling at a high rate of speed. Radar displayed the speed of the vehicle to be 119 km/h in a posted 60 […]

(MORRIS TURNBERRY, ON) – On April 7, 2011 at approximately 9:00 pm, a Huron OPP officer observed a vehicle travelling on Morris Line at a very high rate of speed. The officer activated his emergency lights but the suspect vehicle did not stop. After a short while, the vehicle stopped in a private driveway where […]

(ST.MARYS, ON) On Friday April 08, 2011, Perth County OPP officers were kept busy in town as numerous persons were found in violation of the Liquor Licence Act. Shortly after 7 p.m. officers were called to the parking lot of the Pyramid Centre where young males had been observed drinking beer. Upon police arrival a […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Saturday April 09, 2011 shortly before the noon hour, Perth County OPP officers were called to a rural residence on Road 182 south of St.Columban where a break-in had just occurred. Investigation revealed that sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. unknown persons forced open the rear door of […]

(ST.MARYS, ON) On Sunday Morning April 10, 2011 shortly before 5:30 a.m. the residents of a home on Emily St. in the North West area of town called police reporting a possible break and enter in progress. OPP officers arrived at the residence within one minute of the call but no suspects were observed at […]

(HURON COUNTY, ON) – It’s been 35 years since seat belt laws came into effect in Ontario (1976), and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are as committed as ever to seat belt compliance as they get set to launch the 2011 Spring Seatbelt Campaign. The province-wide campaign will run from April 13 – 23, 2011. […]

(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON.) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be increasing enforcement throughout the province to ensure that motorists everywhere do their part in saving lives by buckling up. The increased enforcement is part of the Spring Seatbelt Campaign which is a partnership between the OPP, Ontario Ministry of Transportation and other road […]

(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is sending another reminder for motorists to watch for deer on area roads. Between Monday April 4th, 2011 at 8:00 am and Friday April 8th, 2011 at 8:00 am, the South Bruce OPP attended 6 collisions involving deer. Drivers are reminded to slow down, buckle up, […]

(WALKERTON, ON) – On April 7th, 2011 at 10:39 am, the South Bruce OPP received a call to a disturbance at the Towne Convenience store along Durham Street East in Walkerton. Officers arrived to find the store owner had confronted a teen aged patron, who failed to leave the store when asked. A young person […]