Wingham Free Press(BRANT TWP, ON) – On October 8th, 2010 at 4:45 pm, South Bruce OPP officers were conducting R.I.D.E. on Side road 5 South in Brant Township. A vehicle stopped at the R.I.D.E. checkpoint and officers quickly identified that the male driver had been drinking alcohol. 37 year old Parry Weber of Carrick Township is charged […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Tuesday morning October 12th, 2010 shortly after midnight Perth County OPP officers were responding to a suspicious vehicle complaint on Line 67 north of Milverton. Officers patrolled the area shortly after being dispatched and located a pickup truck on Line 67. The driver of the pickup truck was spoken […]
(Huron County, ON) Huron County made it through another long weekend. Officers were kept hopping conducting numerous RIDE checks and responding to calls for service, but luckily no one was badly injured or killed. The theme of the weekend seemed to be alcohol related with calls of mischief and numerous Liquor Licence Act charges being […]
(Central Huron, ON) On October 8, 2010 shortly after 6:00 pm, a single vehicle was involved in a collision on Bayfield River Road. Upon arrival Huron OPP officers spoke to witnesses who confirmed the details of the collision. The driver was spoken to by police and subsequently arrested for impaired driving. He was taken to […]
A 29 year old London man has been charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marihuana after a traffic stop in South Huron on October 9, 2010 at approximately 2:00 am. Huron OPP officers stopped a vehicle on Crediton Road at McTaggart Line to check the sobriety of the driver. Upon speaking to the […]
(Bluewater, ON) On October 9, 2010 at approximately 4:30 am, Huron OPP officers stopped a vehicle in Hensall containing 8 occupants. Upon speaking to the driver, the officers observed a beer bottle beside the driver’s seat and could also detect the odour of an alcoholic beverage coming from the driver’s breath. The officer read the […]
We would like to welcome Avner” as our new cartoonist. Avner will be contributing weekly. “
There is an all Candidates Meeting on Wednesday October 13, 7 PM at the Town Hall Heritage Theatre. Everyone is welcome. Come out and see the candidates and ask where they stand on issues that are important to you. The list of Candidates is as follows: Wingham Ward: (Two to be elected) Archie MacGowan, Alma […]
In efforts to disprove the Wingham Phantom’s claims, I have acquired acopy of the police budget. I wanted to see if there were anychanges in volume of fuel consumed before and after this gas theft allegedlyhappened. There is a significant drop in fuel cost, and estimatedliters used, from the 2007-2008 budget years. This fuelconsumption difference […]