Wingham Free Press
On Friday, December 6th, 2024, Hanover Police responded to a theft complaint from a local business. Police viewed video surveillance which showed a well-known 40-year-old Hanover man taking product and making no attempt to pay. Police later located and arrested the man charging him under the Criminal Code with Theft and Possession of Stolen Property. […]
On Sunday, December 8th, 2024, police while dealing with another matter were approached by two males on foot. The males requested a ride home from police and were obviously under the influence of alcohol. Police provided advice to call a local taxi. One male became confrontational and refused to continue on his way. He was […]
On Sunday, December 1st, 2024, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 14th Street. Through investigation police formed grounds to believe that a 23-year-old female had assaulted another person. The victim did not require medical attention. The female was later released from police custody but returned to the victim’s residence and assaulted […]
Hanover Police continue to investigate a fail to remain motor vehicle collision from Friday, November 29th, 2024. A 2016 Jeep Cherokee was struck while parked on 12th Avenue in Hanover. If anyone has information about this Fail to Remain Collision, they are asked to contact the Hanover Police Service or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or […]
On Saturday, November 30th, 2024, members of the Hanover Police while on patrol observed a vehicle fail to stop at the intersection of 12th Street and 10th Avenue. The vehicle was stopped, and the driver’s license was determined to be suspended under the Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code. Hanover Police charged a 65-year-old Hanover man under […]
On Friday, December 6th, 2024, Hanover Police received a report of a possible impaired driver. Police located the vehicle on 10th Street and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was subsequently arrested and provided samples of her breath which were over the legal limit of alcohol. Police have charged a 29-year-old Ayton woman under the Criminal […]
Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigations Unit are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the City of Markham On Thursday, December 19, 2024, shortly after 7 a.m., officers responded to a report of a collision involving a pedestrian in the area of Markham Road and Golden […]
York Regional Police Criminal Investigations Bureau investigators have laid charges against a male youth following a threats investigation. On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, officers attended a secondary school after the youth threatened to bring a firearm and cause harm at the school. Through investigation, a search warrant was conducted at the youth’s residence and a […]
The Board of Health of Grey Bruce Public Health has appointed Mr. Nicholas Saunders of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation as its Board Chair for a one-year term that began Dec. 20, 2024. Mr. Saunders is the first Indigenous Chair of the Grey-Bruce Board of Health and likely the first Indigenous person to […]
Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional have charged a male in connection to multiple commercial break-and-enters. Between December 9 and 10, 2024, a male broke into four businesses in Waterloo Region, one on Sydney Street in Kitchener and three in Cambridge, on Eagle Street, Hespeler Road and Holiday Inn Drive. In each of the break-ins, a rock […]