Wingham Free Press
(WEST PERTH, ON) – On August 7, 2022, just before 1:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint on Perth Line 20 in the Municipality of West Perth. A vehicle proceeded through the RIDE checkpoint without stopping. Police were able to stop the vehicle a […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Driver failed to remain at the scene of a collision, after their vehicle collided with a 12-year-old cyclist. On August 5, 2022, just after 7:00 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision between a vehicle and a cyclist on Line 75 in the Municipality of North Perth. […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On August 6, 2022, just after 4:00 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle on Queen Street East in the Municipality of North Perth. The driver was arrested on an outstanding Bench Warrant. Upon speaking with the driver, the officer had reason to believe the driver had […]
(GODERICH, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid numerous charges against a Goderich resident following two theft occurrences that took place in Goderich this week. On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, Huron OPP officers received a report of a theft of a laptop that took place at the library in Goderich. Then yesterday afternoon officers […]
(HOWICK, ON) – Members from the Huron & Perth Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) have laid criminal charges against a couple following a traffic stop early yesterday morning. On Thursday, August 4, 2022, members from the Huron & Perth OPP Community Street Crimes Unit followed a vehicle that left a residence in […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On July 29, 2022, at 2:54 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a theft report from a business in the 1700 block of Highway 21 in the Municipality of Kincardine. Responding officers located a suspect vehicle enroute to the call and the two occupants were taken into custody without incident. As […]
(CLIFFORD, ON) – On August 4, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious person on James Street East, Clifford. As a result of the investigation, Charles Henry BRIDGES, 37-years-old of Guelph, has been charged with the following: ยท CC 354(1)(a) Possession of Property Obtained by […]
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two impaired drivers this past weekend. On July 30, 2022, at 11:48 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer stopped an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) along Albert Road in Bruce Township. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Kevin WITHERS, 34-years-old, from the Municipality […]
(BLUEWATER, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a resident of London with Operation While Impaired and several other criminal charges following an automobile crash investigated by police this past weekend. On Sunday, July 31, 2022, at approximately 5:08 p.m. Huron County OPP officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – On August 3, 2022, members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break, enter and theft at a business located on Line 34 in the Township of Perth East. The business is equipped with a monitored security system. Police were alerted after a motion alarm […]