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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 […]

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) This past weekend, Perth County OPP officers were actively patrolling the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club trails in Perth County. From Friday January 28, 2011 until Sunday January 30, 2011 the brand 2011 OPP Skidoos saw very little “down time” as officers covered nearly all of Perth County trails. As a result […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Monday morning January 31, 2011, at approximately 5:15 a.m., Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a residence on Line 26 east of Carlingford where a home owner just had his ATV stolen. The home owner reported to police that while he was asleep shortly after 5 a.m. he […]

(LONDON, ON) – Members of the Western Region OPP Highway Safety Division and Detachment Commanders across Western Region are appealing to motorists to plan and prepare for another winter storm. Weather agencies are reporting significant snow fall beginning Tuesday, the 1st of February 2011 and lasting through to the 2nd of February 2011. Police are […]

(LONDON, ON) –Members of the Western Region OPP Traffic Unit are again reminding all motorists to use EXTREME caution when getting out of their vehicles and walking around on any highway. The most important concern of any driver must always be their own personal SAFETY. Getting out of a vehicle to check a flattened tire […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Friday January 28, 2011, around 6:30 p.m., a motor vehicle was stopped at an OPP R.I.D.E. program in Monkton. The female driver was administered a roadside breath test which she failed. She was transported to the North Perth OPP detachment in Listowel where she provided breath samples into the […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Saturday January 29, 2011, after 2 a.m., a Perth County OPP officer stopped a vehicle on Hwy. 23 north of Atwood. The female driver was given a roadside breath test which she failed. She was driven to the OPP detachment in Palmerston where she also failed the Intoxilyzer breath […]